ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WERE THE ARTISTS OF THE ICE AGE …
In caves in the Ach and Lone Valleys near Ulm 40,000 years ago the artists of the ice age crafted mysterious artefacts of mammoth ivory. It was their dexterity that also gave us what are now the world‘s oldest known musical instruments. To date, no older artefacts or musical instruments have ever come to light elsewhere on the planet. To put the timescale into perspective: Egypt‘s famous Great Sphinx of Giza was cut from bedrock 35,000 years later, and it would be another 2000 years before what we now call ancient Rome was built.
Today you can tour the Ach and Lone Valleys and rediscover for yourself just how those ice-age inhabitants lived. You can view those very same artefacts. Be inspired. Plunge into the world of the ice-age artists. Visit the UNESCO World Heritage ‚Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura‘ and bring to life the ice-age artist in yourself.
FINDS
The earliest figurative art objects as well as the oldest evidence for making music with flutes are attributed to the Palaeolithic culture of the “Aurignacian”. About 40,000 years ago these unique objects were created at the edge of the Swabian Jura (Baden-Württemberg, Germany).
The earliest representations of humans, animals and composite creatures are evidence for the emergence of the modern human mind. This modernity finds its expression in the creation of art, symbols and music, and in rituals and religious beliefs.
PRESENTATION SITES
These worldwide universal objects can be experienced at three different places in the region: The Urgeschichtliches Museum URMU Blaubeuren, the Archäopark Vogelherd near Niederstotzingen and the Ulmer Museum. Come and experience the Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Alb with us!
Urgeschichtliches Museum Blaubeuren
Kirchplatz 10
89143 Blaubeuren
Phone: 07344 9669-90
E-Mail: info@urmu.de
Web: urmu.de
Archäopark Vogelherd
Am Vogelherd 1
89168 Niederstotzingen-Stetten
Phone: 07325 952 800-0
E-Mail: info@archaeopark-vogelherd.de
Web: archaeopark-vogelherd.de
Stadt Ulm – Museum Ulm
Marktplatz 9
89073 Ulm
Phone: 0731 161 4330
E-Mail: info.museum@ulm.de
Web: museumulm.de
CAVES
Archaeologists have discovered the earliest figurative art objects and musical instruments of humankind in six caves. In July 2017 the caves were declared as UNESCO Word Heritage “Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura”.
In the Ach Valley these are the Hohle Fels, the Geißenklösterle and the Sirgenstein. In the Lone Valley there are the Vogelherd, the Hohlenstein-Stadel and the Bockstein.
Urgeschichtliches Museum Blaubeuren (urmu)
Zweigmuseum für Urgeschichte des Archäologischen
Landesmuseums Baden-Württemberg
Kirchplatz 10
89143 Blaubeuren
www.urmu.de
Entrance fee:
Adults: 5 €
Children (7-17 years): 3 €
Museum Ulm
Marktplatz 9
89073 Ulm
www.museum.ulm.de
Entrance fee:
Adults: 8 €
Children: 6 €
Archäopark Vogelherd Niederstotzingen
Am Vogelherd 1
89168 Niederstotzingen-Stetten
www.archaeopark-vogelherd.de
Entrance fee:
Adults: 8 €
Children (6-14 years): 6 €
Bockstein,
Öllingen/Rammingen, Lone Valley
Hohlenstein-Stadel,
Asselfingen, Lone Valley
Vogelherd,
Niederstotzingen, Lone Valley
Hohle Fels,
Schelklingen, Ach Valley
Geißenklösterle,
Blaubeuren, Ach Valley
Sirgenstein,
Blaubeuren, Ach Valley
WHERE THE ICE AGE LIVES ON
Find out how the ice-age inhabitants lived. Take a guided tour through the Valleys to the caves of the ice-age artists, or go hiking or biking.
Test your skills at throwing a spear, discover how our ancestors made fire and hark to the strains of their music.
More information about our services you´ll find on the Websites. Visit the UNESCO World Heritage Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Alb and bring the ice age artist in you to life!
