Abstract
The subject of this study is a theoretic analysis of Paleolithic artefacts referred to as prehistoric Venuses. These are figurines and engravings depicting a woman's body that were created in the Upper Paleolithic.
This unique evidence of human creativity can be followed over a long period of time in the context of development of the Aurignacian, Gravettian and Magdalenian culture. Paleolithic Venuses may also be analysed and compared not only from the perspective of artistic style changes, but also as an original semiotic text and semiotic system enabling deeper understanding of the importance of women in the early stages of human society evolution.