Even older than the Great Pyramids of Giza. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A human-shaped wooden idol decorated with an ...

Sverdlovsk Regional Museum Supported by By Franz Lidz The world’s oldest known wooden sculpture ... among the geometric patterns (zigzags, chevrons, herringbones) are eight human faces ...

As NPR's Gabriel Spitzer explains, it's thought to be the oldest known wooden structure in the world ... chopped and shaped by human tools. BARHAM: This thing was an intended component.