One of the most famous items of prehistoric sculpture, the Venus of Willendorf was sculpted from oolitic limestone, and is one of three such figurines unearthed at Paleolithic archeological sites at Willendorf in Austria. The sites have yielded numerous artifacts dating to Gravettian culture (26-20,000 BCE). The Venus of Willendorf is one of many similar female carvings - known as "Venus Figurines" - which appeared across Europe during the period of Gravettian art (c.25-20,000 BCE). See also its older Austrian 'sister', found in nearby Stratzing, and known as the Venus of Galgenberg (c.30,000 BCE).