Hohle Fels
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Hohle Fels is a famous Paleolithic cave in southwestern Germany known for yielding some of the world’s oldest examples of figurative art and musical instruments.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hohle Fels canonical | 1 |
| Hohle Fels cave | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4249522 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hohle Fels Context triple: [Swabian Jura, contains, Hohle Fels]
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A.
Hohlenstein-Stadel cave
Hohlenstein-Stadel cave is a prehistoric cave in the Swabian Jura of Germany, best known as the discovery site of the Ice Age ivory figurine known as the Lion-man.
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B.
Vogelherd Cave
Vogelherd Cave is a Paleolithic archaeological site in Germany renowned for its exceptionally early and finely crafted Ice Age ivory figurines.
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C.
Grotte de Pech Merle
Grotte de Pech Merle is a famous prehistoric cave in southern France renowned for its well-preserved Paleolithic wall paintings and engravings.
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D.
Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave
Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave is a prehistoric cave in southern France renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved Paleolithic wall paintings, some of the oldest known in the world.
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E.
Grotte de Niaux
Grotte de Niaux is a famous prehistoric cave in southwestern France renowned for its well-preserved Paleolithic cave paintings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hohle Fels Target entity description: Hohle Fels is a famous Paleolithic cave in southwestern Germany known for yielding some of the world’s oldest examples of figurative art and musical instruments.
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A.
Hohlenstein-Stadel cave
Hohlenstein-Stadel cave is a prehistoric cave in the Swabian Jura of Germany, best known as the discovery site of the Ice Age ivory figurine known as the Lion-man.
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B.
Vogelherd Cave
Vogelherd Cave is a Paleolithic archaeological site in Germany renowned for its exceptionally early and finely crafted Ice Age ivory figurines.
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C.
Grotte de Pech Merle
Grotte de Pech Merle is a famous prehistoric cave in southern France renowned for its well-preserved Paleolithic wall paintings and engravings.
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D.
Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave
Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave is a prehistoric cave in southern France renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved Paleolithic wall paintings, some of the oldest known in the world.
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E.
Grotte de Niaux
Grotte de Niaux is a famous prehistoric cave in southwestern France renowned for its well-preserved Paleolithic cave paintings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Paleolithic site
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archaeological site ⓘ cave ⓘ |
| artStyle | Ice Age art ⓘ |
| associatedCulture |
Aurignacian
NERFINISHED
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Gravettian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | WGS84 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discovered | 19th century ⓘ |
| earliestHumanOccupation | Middle Paleolithic ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Nicholas J. Conard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationInstitution | University of Tübingen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation | limestone ⓘ |
| hasFind |
Hohle Fels flute
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Venus of Hohle Fels NERFINISHED ⓘ bone flutes ⓘ faunal remains ⓘ ivory figurines ⓘ personal ornaments ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Aurignacian culture remains
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Paleolithic art ⓘ figurative art ⓘ prehistoric musical instruments ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ach Valley
NERFINISHED
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Baden-Württemberg ⓘ Swabian Jura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Schelklingen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity | Ulm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableArtifactAge |
about 35,000–40,000 years BP
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about 40,000 years ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf |
Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura
NERFINISHED
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Swabian Jura caves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfMajorOccupation | Upper Paleolithic ⓘ |
| region | southwestern Germany ⓘ |
| significance |
earliest known examples of figurative art
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earliest known musical instruments ⓘ evidence for symbolic behavior in early modern humans ⓘ key site for study of Aurignacian in Europe ⓘ |
| systematicExcavationsBegan | 1970s ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | true ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Hohle Fels Description of subject: Hohle Fels is a famous Paleolithic cave in southwestern Germany known for yielding some of the world’s oldest examples of figurative art and musical instruments.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Hohle Fels cave