What are the theories about the significance of cave art and the Venus figurines?

View the art work and read the descriptions at http://arthistoryresources.net/willendorf/willendorfdiscovery.html

and http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/plaintexthistories.asp?historyid=ab20

Then, Then visit the following site and browse through more art and data:

http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/dept/d10/asb/anthro2003/legacy/goddess/mothergoddess.html

Finally, post a thoughtful response to these questions:  What are the theories about the significance of cave art and the Venus figurines? What do the art and sculptures tell us about the societies that created them? What, if anything, can we say about the position of women from viewing the Venus Figurines? Relate the material to our textbook discussion of primal religions (and any other information you would like to share). You may include images in your posts.