Kodská jeskyně, Natural cave in Koda, Czech Republic.
Kodská jeskyně is a cave in the Koda national nature reserve within the Český kras Protected Landscape Area, near the settlement of Koda. Archaeological research in the 1920s and 1930s uncovered pottery, bone tools and stone tools there. All cultural layers have since been removed.
Archaeological finds show that the cave served as a shelter for early humans in Central Europe during prehistoric times. It later became a place of local interest for researchers and curious visitors.
The cave lies in the national nature reserve of the same name near the settlement of Koda, in the Český kras Protected Landscape Area. Excavations in the 1920s and 1930s uncovered pottery, bone and stone tools; the cultural layers have since been removed, so nothing of the archaeological deposits remains in place.
The cave lies near the settlement of Koda, in the national nature reserve of the same name within the Český kras Protected Landscape Area, southwest of Prague. Excavations in the 1920s and 1930s removed all the cultural layers, so there is no stratigraphy left to see in place. Approach on foot from Koda and expect an unlit interior.
Archaeological work in the 1920s and 1930s uncovered pottery, bone and stone tools showing the cave was used from the Middle and Upper Palaeolithic through the Neolithic, Eneolithic, Bronze Age, La Tène period and into the Middle Ages. All cultural layers have since been removed.
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