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• Bonehead biz? Wacky sculptures for Wii fans
In the old days, heroes were commemorated with stone statues in public squares. In today's video-game obsessed society, players can get a Mii. American artist Paul Thiel is crafting figurines that are replicas of the virtual characters — also known ...
• Enjoying Christmas with pooping peasants
Nativity "caganer" figurines of Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and opposition party leader Mariano Rajoy are displayed at a Christmas market in Barcelona. While the traditional caganer is a red-capped peasant, more modern ...
• 30,000-year-old figurines found in cave - Science- msnbc.com
Small figurines carved more than 30,000 years ago have been discovered in a cave in Germany and are providing new information  about the migration and beliefs of early humans.
• Statues offer clues to Greek isle's past - Science- msnbc.com
A new discovery of smashed marble figurines on an uninhabited Aegean Sea islet has shed new light on the mysterious Cycladic civilization, whose strikingly modern figurines are ...
• Bonehead biz? Wacky sculptures for Wii fans
An artist is crafting figurines that are replicas of the virtual characters used to play  Nintendo's hugely popular Wii video-game console.

» Arcana-Arcana - Offering current and limited edition figurines including Pocket Dragons, Bad Taste Bears, Disc World and Robert Harrop.
» Bowbrook Studios Worcester - Offering resin wildlife sculptures, including birds and farmyard animals. UK site delivers internationally.
» Creature Collector - Specialists in discontinued, retired and rare animal figurines.
» Enchanted Faeries - Faerie figurines and sculptures.
» Haddow Gifts, Hawkshead - Gift shop selling Beatrix Potter, character figurines, painted ponies and miniature cottages.
» WHK Antiques - Specialists in Staffordshire pottery.