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Germany: Discovery of two ivory bird sculptures from the Ice Age

Archaeologists have unearthed two ivory bird figurines in the Hohle Fels cave.

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These sculptures, the size of a fingernail, date back to the Ice Age and come from the Swabian Jura.

They are among the smallest prehistoric artworks in this UNESCO-listed region.

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Cette découverte éclaire les techniques artistiques et les symboles des sociétés humaines du Paléolithique supérieur, offrant de nouvelles pistes pour comprendre leur culture et leur environnement.

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