The Hohle Fels in the Achtal near Schelklingen is one of the largest hall caves in the Swabian Alb. Excavations are still taking place in the Hohle Fels. Probably the most important find is the "Venus vom Hohle Fels" - the oldest figure of a woman as well as the oldest figurative representation of a human being.
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The archaeological layers reach down from the younger Paleolithic Age to the time of the Neanderthals more than 50,000 years ago. People lived mainly in the entrance area of the cave.
Archaeological excavations prove that Ice Age animals and humans lived and inhabited caves in the same time periods. Objects of daily use, weapons, jewelry and art objects including a horse head, a water bird and the "Little Lion Man", all of which have an age of 35,000 - 40,000 years, were found here.
Public tours are held every Saturday from May to October. Start: 11:15 am.
Hohle Fels
Hohle Fels Weg
89601 Schelklingen