Geissenklösterle
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Geissenklösterle (Geißenklösterle) is an archaeological site of significance for the central European Upper Paleolithic, located near the town of Blaubeuren in the Swabian Jura in Baden-Württemberg, southern Germany. First explored in 1963, the cave contains traces of early prehistoric art from between 43,000 and 30,000 years ago, including some of the oldest-known musical instruments and several animal figurines.[1] Because of the historical and cultural importance of these findings, in 2017 the site became part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura.[2]
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Geißenklösterle | |
Location | Blaubeuren |
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Region | Ach Valley, Swabian Jura, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
Coordinates | 48°23′54″N 9°46′20″E |
Type | karst cave |
History | |
Material | limestone Karst |
Periods | Upper Palaeolithic to Middle Ages |
Cultures | Aurignacian |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1973, 1991, 2001 to 2002 |
Archaeologists | Eberhard Wagner, Joachim Hahn, Nicholas Conard |
Official name | Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | iii |
Designated | 2017 (41st session) |
Reference no. | 1527 |
Region | Europe and North America |
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