40,000-Year-Old Bird Figurines Found in German Cave

Jul 29, 2026 - 14:00

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40,000-Year-Old Bird Figurines Found in German Cave

Two bird figurines found at Hohle Fels Cave in Germany. Image credit: Ralf Ehmann / University of Tübingen / Museum of Prehistory and Ice Age Art.

Archaeologists in southwestern Germany have unearthed two miniature bird figurines carved from mammoth ivory, among the smallest and most delicate examples of Ice Age art ever found.

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