Neolithic female statuette from 8000-5500 BC found in Turkey

This week, the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced an exciting new discovery at atalhyk in southern Anatolia, central Turkey, the site of a well-preserved Neolithic settlement: a statuette of a zaftig female dating to about 8000-5500 BC.
The marmoreal stone object, with such details as hip creases and an indented navel in a protruding stomach, weighs 1kg and is 17cm in length. Its uniqueness is due to its material (while this is stone, most figurines are clay), its skillful carvin