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The Ilsen Cave was inhabited over 40,000 years ago. Archaeological excavations have uncovered some artifacts from the Stone Age.

It doesn't go far into the stone, but the whole rock is a highlight🫶

The excavations in this cave are world famous and date back more than 47,500 years. Unfortunately not accessible.

Unfortunately it is currently closed due to excavations. There is no sign indicating how long it will be closed.

In the course of this, sensational historical excavations were also carried out there and only recently, through bone finds, the first evidence of the existence of modern humans Homo Sapiens in northern Europe around 45,000 years ago was provided.

A nice little hiking trail goes along the Zechstein rocks. Here you will also find the so-called knee grotto, which served as a shelter for our ancestors 12,000 years ago.

The settlement goes back to the Neanderthals.

The first point on our tour was not easy to find. We only visited some of the caves, we still had a few kilometers to go. Great view of Pößneck and beyond The Döbritzer caves are located in the Gamsental, south of the town of Döbritz, in the Saale-Orla district in Thuringia. The Zechstein massif, known as Döbritzer Switzerland, has a series of rock crevices and three caves. (📜 Wikipedia)