Shigir Idol carved from 159-year-old larch tree using stone tools. Discovered 1890 in Russian peat bog at 4m depth. Initially dated 9,500 years, later confirmed 11,500 years by German analysis. 2021 AMS dating places it at Holocene start, 10,000-12,000 years old. Features human face, multiple faces, geometric zigzags, hands, possible ribs. Resembles totem pole, similar to Göbekli Tepe ornamentation. Made by hunter-gatherers, upends view ritual art began with Neolithic farmers. Faces carved last using beaver jaw tools. Preserved by bog's acid anaerobic conditions. Scholars guess meanings: creation myth, map, forest spirits, danger warning. No direct parallels, but fits Late Palaeolithic-Mesolithic Eurasian art. Antler artifact nearby confirms age. Original height estimated 5.3m, now reconstructed shorter. Proves complex monumental wood art existed pre-agriculture. Many similar statues likely decayed without peat preservation.