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Aerial view of the Vogelherd Cave

2011

Landesmuseum Württemberg

Landesmuseum Württemberg
Stuttgart, Germany

This limestone karst cave came to scientific and public attention after the 1931 discovery of the Upper Palaeolithic Vogelherd figurines, attributed to paleo-humans of the Aurignacian culture. These miniature sculptures made of mammoth ivory rank among the oldest uncontested works of art of mankind. Because of the cultural importance of these sculptures and the cave's testimony to the development of Paleolithic art and culture, in 2017 the site became part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site called Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura.

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  • Title: Aerial view of the Vogelherd Cave
  • Date Created: 2011
  • Location Created: Niederstrotzingen, Germany
  • Type: Photography
  • Rights: Manfred Grohe, Kirchentellinsfurt
Landesmuseum Württemberg

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