Vogelherdhöhle | |
 Vogelherd Cave interior | |
  Location in Germany  Vogelherd Cave (Baden-Württemberg) | |
| Alternative name | Vogelherd |
|---|---|
| Location | Archäopark Vogelherd, Stetten ob Lontal |
| Region | Swabian Jura, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| Coordinates | 48°33′31″N 10°11′39″E / 48.55867°N 10.19411°E |
| Type | karst cave |
| Length | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Area | 170 m2 (1,800 sq ft) |
| History | |
| Material | limestone Karst |
| Periods | Upper Palaeolithic |
| Cultures | Aurignacian |
| Associated with | Paleo-humans |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1931, 2005 to 2012 |
| Archaeologists | Gustav Riek |
| Website | Archäopark Vogelherd |
| 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 |
The Vogelherd Cave (German: Vogelherdhöhle , or simply Vogelherd) is located in the eastern Swabian Jura, south-western 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.[1]
- ^ "Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. UNESCO. Retrieved 24 September 2022.