Often called the Shigir Idol after the Shigir peat bog, where it was found in the Ural Mountains in Russia in 1890, the sculpture may have been created 12,100 years ago, scientists now say.

World’s oldest wooden statue is TWICE as old as Stonehenge Gold prospectors first discovered the so-called Shigir Idol at the bottom of a peat bog in Russia’s Ural mountain range in 1890.

Shigir Idol found to be 11,600 years old. It was made by the survivors of the last great Ice Age THIS timber statue’s tale of survival is extraordinary. It’s 11,600 years old — making it twice as old as Egypt’s pyramids — and 6000 years older than Stonehenge. Beginning of dialog window.