Mladeč Caves
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The Mladečské Caves are a cave complex in the municipality of Mladeč in the Czech Republic. It is located in the Třesín National Nature Monument within the Litovelské Pomoraví Protected Landscape Area
Inside the cave
Approach to the caves
A bone point from Mladečské Caves, Vienna Museum of Natural History
Perforated pendants from Mladečské Caves, Vienna Museum of Natural History
Aurignacian
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The Aurignacian is an archaeological industry of the Upper Paleolithic associated with Early European modern humans lasting from 43,000 to 26,000 years ago in most areas and lasting until about 17,000
Mladeč Caves
…were discovered, while only a few stone artefacts were discovered. The bone points at Mladeč have been found at other Central European sites in an Aurignacian context. None of the bone points from Mladeč have a split base, and in fact have a massive base. These artefacts are referred to as Mladeč-type bone…
Lions painting, Chauvet Cave
The expansion of early modern humans from the Levant where the Levantine Aurignacian stage has been identified
The Lion-man of Hohlenstein-Stadel, Germany, 40,000 BP
The Adorant of Geissenklösterle, Germany