[1] It is approximately 11,000 years old and thought to be the oldest known representation of two people engaged in sexual intercourse.

He found the stone whilst visiting a small museum with Abbé Breuil.

[4] Neuville immediately identified it as important and was able to get an introduction to the Bedouin who had made the finds at Wadi Khareitoun.

[5] The sculpture was made by carving a single "calcite cobble" which was picked away with a stone point to identify the position of the couple.

Quinn compared it to a modern pornographic film where the action may include close-ups and long shots.