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University of Göttingen

view inside cave

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The Einhornhöhle (Unicorn Cave), Blaue Grotto. In the Middle Ages, animal bones from the ice-age were found, which treasure hunters mistook for unicorn bones and sold as possessing medicinal properties, hence the name "Unicorn Cave". Since the discovery of the first stone tools from the Neanderthal period in 1985, archaeo-palaeontological excavations have been carried out in and in front of the cave.

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