Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura

Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura
UNESCO World Heritage site
Location Swabian Jura, Germany
Criteria Cultural: (iii)
Reference 1527
Inscription 2017 (41st Session)
Area 462.1 ha (1,142 acres)
Buffer zone 1,158.7 ha (2,863 acres)
Coordinates 48°23′16″N 9°45′56″E / 48.38778°N 9.76556°E / 48.38778; 9.76556Coordinates: 48°23′16″N 9°45′56″E / 48.38778°N 9.76556°E / 48.38778; 9.76556

The Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura are a collection of six caves in southern Germany which were used by Ice Age humans for shelter about 33,000 to 43,000 years ago. The caves are located in the Lone and Ach Valleys. Within the caves one statuette of a female form, carved figurines of animals (including cave lions, mammoths, horses and cattle), musical instruments and items of personal adornment have been discovered. Some of the figurines depict creatures that are half animal, half human.[1]

Caves

Picture of the cave Name Location Description Discoveries Picture of an important discovery

additional pictures		BocksteinhöhleLone Valley
(48°33′15″N 10°09′17″E / 48.55424°N 10.15469°E / 48.55424; 10.15469 (Bocksteinhöhle))		Large Hand axe (known as the Bocksteinmesser)

additional pictures		GeißenklösterleAch Valley
(48°23′54″N 9°46′17″E / 48.39821°N 9.77138°E / 48.39821; 9.77138 (Geißenklösterle))		Orans (hands upraised posture) half-animal/half-human figure in ivory
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additional pictures		Hohler FelsAch Valley
(48°22′45″N 9°45′15″E / 48.37926°N 9.75409°E / 48.37926; 9.75409 (Hohler Fels))		Hohlefels Venus of mammoth ivory, flute from a Griffon vulture bone.
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additional pictures		Hohlenstein-StadelLone Valley
(48°32′58″N 10°10′23″E / 48.54931°N 10.17294°E / 48.54931; 10.17294 (Hohlenstein-Stadel))		50 m (160 ft) long, narrow cave. Entrance 8 m × 4 m (26 ft × 13 ft) wide by high.Lion-man figure carved from mammoth ivory
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additional pictures		SirgensteinhöhleAch Valley
(48°23′13″N 9°45′40″E / 48.38704°N 9.76119°E / 48.38704; 9.76119 (Sirgensteinhöhle))		Total length of the cave 42 m (138 ft) with a maximum height of 10 m (33 ft); in the rear the cavity is lit by natural openings in the ceiling.Approx. 5000 flint points, awls and smoothing stones

additional pictures		Vogelherd CaveLone Valley
(48°33′31″N 10°11′39″E / 48.55865°N 10.19428°E / 48.55865; 10.19428 (Vogelherdhöhle))		Animal figure of mammoth ivory, venus figurine from a wild boar's tusk
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References

  1. ↑ "Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura". UNESCO. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
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