The Venus of Petřkovice (or Landek)

Petřkovice is a municipal district of Ostrava situated on its northwestern side, across the Odra River.

Part of the Petřkovice area is the Landek Hill where the Venus of Petřkovice was found on July 14, 1953. That is why it is sometimes called the Venus of Landek.

The Venus of Petřkovice is a woman's torso made of hematite (iron oxide). Its height is 4.5 cm and the age is estimated at about 24 to 25 thousand years.

The Venus of Petřkovice was found in a hollow, under a mammoth molar (tooth). In the hollow, there was also a black, burnt bone. The layer in which it was found was mixed with pieces from the fireplace.

There is a nature trail along the Landek Hill, and on the south side under the hill, there is the Mining Museum (Landek Park). It also features an outdoor exhibition commemorating mammoth hunters. The concept of the exhibition is more in the style of Eduard Štorch and Zdeněk Burian than in the style based on current knowledge.

The location of the find on the hill is marked with an information panel. At the grounds of the Mining Museum under Landek, there is a statue of the Venus of Petřkovice.

The Venus of Petřkovice is not exhibited on a permanent basis. It is kept in the depository of the Institute of Archaeology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic in Brno and can be seen at occasional exhibitions.