Hohler Fels, Archaeological cave in Happurg, Germany.
Hohler Fels is a south-facing karst cave on the southern drop of a summit on the Fränkische Alb, at 546 m above sea level and below the former Celtic oppidum Houbirg (617 m). The cave is 16 m long and 6 m high; in front of it stands a natural rock bridge with two openings. The cave and the neighbouring rock wall share the name, and the rock face by the entrance is used for climbing.
Scientific exploration began in 1906 and 1912 when Konrad Hörmann conducted excavations and discovered remains of Ice Age animals and human artifacts. These finds show that different peoples lived here from the Middle Paleolithic period through the Iron Age.
The cave lies at 546 m on the southern drop of the Fränkische Alb, below the former Celtic oppidum Houbirg at 617 m. Its name, Hohler Fels, also applies to the neighbouring rock wall. The rock in front of the cave is a popular climbing crag.
The cave opens to the south at 546 m above sea level on the southern drop of the summit, below the former Celtic oppidum Houbirg at 617 m. The rock face in front of the entrance is a popular climbing crag, so expect climbers near the cave. The cave itself is 16 m long and 6 m high.
The rock face beside the cave, also called Hohler Fels, is a popular climbing crag. The cave itself is registered in the Franconian Alb cave register as E 2 and as geotope number 574R007, and its 2.70-metre-thick deposits yielded Middle Paleolithic layers attributed to the Micoquien.
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