Discovery of a Venus made of chalk

I found two article on a discovery of a Venus made of chalk.  All the details here:
http://www.lapresse.ca/arts/arts-visuels/201411/27/01-4823114-decouverte-dune-venus-de-craie-de-23-000-ans.php?utm_categorieinterne=trafficdrivers&utm_contenuinterne=cyberpresse_B13b_arts-visuels_395_section_POS4

http://greenquizz.org/a-venus-of-chalk-of-23000-years-discovered-in-the-north-of-the-france/

It was in pieces when discovered.  It is only when reassembled that the scientist realised it was a Venus.  I am not a fan of those prehistorical Venuses.  I found them a little bit crude, even if there is a few who have a aesthethic beauty to them.  Of course,  I should not compare them to the statues of the classical period of Greece.  It wasn't used with the same intention and the level of crafting is different.

What I find more interesting is more about the longevity of arts.  The one who made this small statue was a artist.  He had a special ability to make an object.  He could carve a rock, even if it was soft.  He put some time on it.  I don't know anything about this artisan.  The creator of the piece may be a simple person living in a tribe and doing the same task as the others.  His little extra contribution was this statue.

I like to be reminded for how long creativity and arts had been with us.  The meaning and purpose of pieces like this chalky Venus or the painting of Lascaux or Chauvet are witness of the evolution we had made.  It prouve they needed an outlet to express themselves.  It had been true in the past as it is to the present.  It is not only something used to solve problems or to adapt.  It is a need that goes further than that.  This is why I find this discovery important.