Excavations in caves in southwestern Germany are carving out a new chapter in art prehistory. Most recently, researchers sifting through dirt that had been dug out of the Hohle Fels cave uncovered three tiny figurines that were sculpted from mammoth ivory between 35,000 and 30,000 years ago.
FLIGHTY FIND. A German cave yielded three 30,000-year-old ivory figurines, including this water bird.
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