Divje babe
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 Divje babe I |
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| Location: | near Cerkno , Reka district , Goriška region , Slovenia | |
| Height : | 450 m. i. J. | |
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Geographic location: |
46 ° 6 '48.2 " N , 13 ° 54' 56.3" E | |
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| Cadastral number: | DZRJS 812 | |
| Geology: | dolomite | |
| Type: | Horizontal cave | |
| Discovery: | 1977 | |
| Lighting: | electric | |
| Overall length: | 45 m | |
Divje babe (German: wild women ) is the name of two caves in the Idrijca valley near Cerkno , Goriška region , Slovenia .
The larger of the two caves, the archaeological significance Divje babe I . Along with Betalov spodmol and Potočka zijalka, it is one of the most important Stone Age sites in Slovenia. Divje babe II is just a few minutes' walk uphill; after two probes, no further excavations have been carried out in it.
Geographical location
The horizontal cavities are in a wooded steep slope on the south edge of the Idrijca valley in a dolomite - rock massif , about 230 m above the valley floor and 450 m. i. J. The caves can be reached via a partially paved footpath. Divje babe I can be ridden in the company of a local cave guide, Divje babe II is freely accessible.
Finds
The most famous find is a bone flute discovered in 1995, the age of which is estimated to be 45,000 to 60,000 years and which is therefore considered to be the oldest musical instrument in the world. The flute is carved from the thigh bone of a young cave bear and has four perforated finger holes. The flute can be viewed in the Slovenian National Museum in Ljubljana .
literature
- Ivan Turk, Inštitut za arheologijo ZRC Sazu (ed.): Divje babe I - Upper pleistocene palaeolithic site in Slovenia, Part II: Archeology , Ljubljana 2014, ISBN 978-961-254-691-5 .
- Mitja Brodar : Paleolithic in Slovenia , Ljubljana 2009, ISBN 978-961-245-768-6 .
- Ivan Turk, Inštitut za arheologijo ZRC Sazu (ed.): Divje babe I - Upper pleistocene palaeolithic site in Slovenia, Part I: Geology and Palaeontology , Ljubljana 2007, ISBN 978-961-254-019-7 .
- Mitja Brodar: The culture from the Divje babe I cave In: Arheološki vestnik 50 (1999) pp. 9–57 (PDF; 1.04 MB).
- Ivan Turk, Znanstvenoraziskovalni Center Sazu (ed.): Mousterian 'Bone Flute' and other finds from Divje babe I cave site in Slovenia , Ljubljana 1997, ISBN 961-6182-29-3 .
Web links
- Recordings in front of and in the Divje babe I cave with strata and remains of fauna on youtube.com (Slovenian).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Mitja Brodar: Paleolithic in Slovenia . Ljubljana 2009.
- ↑ Ivan Turk: Mousterian 'Bone Flute' and other finds from Divje babe I cave site in Slovenia . Ljubljana 1997.
- ^ Neanderthal Flute - the flute from Divje Babe. on narmuz-lj.si (English).