@ninawillburger@social.anoxinon.de
2026-08-05 05:04 UTC
An #IceAge masterpiece: This small carving (4.7cm) of a water #bird was made from mammoth ivory some 40,000 years ago. It's thought to be a #diver, #cormorant, or #duck.
Found in the Hohle Fels cave on the Swabian Jura.
It's the oldest known representation of a bird.
On display at Urgeschichtliches Museum Blaubeuren.
#archaeology
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@Macnutzer94@sueden.social 2026-08-05 06:28
@ninawillburger@social.anoxinon.de Das Urmu in Blaubeuren. Immer einen Besuch wert. https://www.urmu.de
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@jwcph@helvede.net 2026-08-05 08:57
@ninawillburger@social.anoxinon.de The posture of the display certainly makes it look like a diver 😁
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@vnikolov@ieji.de 2026-08-05 18:29
Indeed. Most likely, if not certainly, with flint tools, which are not to be underestimated. @ninawillburger@social.anoxinon.de