Brillenhöhle
Archaeological sites in GermanyCave bearCaves of GermanyLandforms of Baden-WürttembergUpper Paleolithic sites in Europe
The Brillenhöhle (German: Brillenhöhle, literally spectacles cave) is a cave ruin, located 16 km (9.94 mi) west of Ulm on the Swabian Alb in south-western Germany, where archaeological excavations have documented human habitation since as early as 30,000 years ago. Excavated by Gustav Riek from 1955 to 1963, the cave's Upper Paleolithic layers contain a sequence of Aurignacian, Gravettian and Magdalenian artifacts. In 1956 the first human fossils were discovered within a fireplace in the center of the cave, a discovery which made important contributions to the foundational understanding of the Magdalenian culture of central Europe.
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Weilerhalde, Gemeindeverwaltungsverband Blaubeuren
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Brillenhöhle
Weilerhalde
89143 Gemeindeverwaltungsverband Blaubeuren
Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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