Two 40,000-year-old miniature bird figurines carved from mammoth ivory have been discovered in Hohle Fels Cave, a UNESCO World Heritage site in southwestern Germany. Unearthed by archaeologists from the University of Tübingen, these extraordinary artifacts are of great significance, representing the smallest known artworks surviving from the Ice Age and demonstrating the immense precision of early modern humans in ivory carving. For additional sources and further reading reinforcing this context, see [1] [2] [3].
Sources and further reading
- [1] Tiny Ice Age Artifacts Discovered In The Hohle Fels Cave ...
- [2] Archaeologists unearth fragment of ivory belonging to 40,000 year old animal figurine | Ancient Origins
- [3] Cave Lion or Cave Bear? Ice Age Animal Puzzles Archaeologists - Newsweek
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