Jeskyně Kůlna | |
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  Kůlna Cave Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Location | Sloup |
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| Region | South Moravian |
| Coordinates | 49°24′27″N16°44′19″E / 49.40750°N 16.73861°E /49.40750; 16.73861 |
| Type | Cave |
| History | |
| Periods | Paleolithic |
TheKůlna Cave (Czech:jeskyně Kůlna) is acave in theSouth Moravian Region of theCzech Republic. It is part of theMoravian Karst. A visit to Kůlna Cave is part of the sightseeing tours of theSloup-Šošůvka Caves.
The cave is located in the municipal territory ofSloup, about 23 km (14 mi) north ofBrno. It lies in the northern part of theMoravian Karst Protected Landscape Area, within the Sloup-Šošůvka Caves Nature Reserve.
The cave is noted for itsPaleolithic andMesolithic material and evidence of human presence.[1] The oldest remains comprise stone tools with an estimated age of 120,000 years.[2] Dated to about 50,000 years ago areNeanderthal skeletal remains including the upper jaw bone of an immature male (14 or 15 years old) which was discovered in 1965 and the rightparietal bone of a man which was discovered in 1970.[3]
Later objects and artifacts indicate the presence ofmammoth hunters of theGravettian culture from around 25,000 years ago,[4] as well asreindeer and wild horse hunters from between 13,000 and 10,000 years ago.[2]Bronze Age artifacts have also been found dating back to the 9th and 8th centuries BCE.[2]
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