40,000-Year-Old Ice Age Bird Figurines Discovered in Germany
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40,000-Year-old Ice Age bird figurines discovered in Germany
Berlin, Aug. 2 (SANA) Archaeologists from the University of Tübingen have uncovered two miniature bird-shaped figurines dating back around 40,000 years at Hohle Fels Cave in southwestern Germany, offering new insight into the sophisticated artistic abilities of early modern humans during the Ice Age. According to the Daily Mail, the figurines were carved from mammoth ivory and display remarkable craftsmanship despite measuring only a few centime…
Thumbnail-sized Ice Age figurines discovered in Hohle Fels Cave
Two exquisitely carved Ice Age bird figurines, each no larger than a thumbnail, have been discovered at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hohle Fels Cave in Germany’s Swabian Jura.The 40,000-year-old mammoth ivory carvings were uncovered by an archaeological team from the University of Tübingen during excavations in the cave’s Aurignacian layers, renowned for producing some of the earliest examples of figurative art created by modern humans.The …
Buenos Aires, 4 August (NA) -- A recent archaeological discovery made it possible to recover two small sculptures of birds made approximately 40,000 years ago, which were carved in mammoth ivory and remained buried in Hohle Fels cave in southwestern Germany. The pieces were rescued by a team from the University of Tubinga in 2025, in the lower strata of that cave, and were probably created by inhabitants of the Aurian culture during the Upper Pa…
An archaeological discovery caught the attention of the scientific community again. A team of researchers found two tiny ivory-carved bird figures of approximately 40,000 years old in Hohle Fels cave in southern Germany. The finding was described by specialists as the “foundance of the year” for its exceptional state of conservation and its importance for understanding the artistic development of the first human beings in Europe. The pieces were…
Researchers say that the pieces are the smallest figurative sculptures known from this period and offer new clues about the artistic talent and symbolism of the first modern people in Europe, says Phys. Miniature sculptures, rich in details The two artifacts were found during the archaeological excavations carried out in 2025 in the Hohle Fels cave, included in the UNESCO world heritage, in the Jura Şvaba region. Although each piece measures onl…
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