Curvy 'Venus' figurines dating from Ice Age Europe indicate a fetishisation of female obesity among starving hunter gatherers, a new study claims. Venus figurines, which were carved around 30,000 years ago, have intrigued researchers for nearly two centuries. One of world's earliest examples of art, some scientists have described them as having a 'derriere like Kim Kardashian 's'. But US researchers now suggest they were created during times of food ...