July 12th, 2017
Six caves in south-western Germany’s Swabia Jura region, home to some of the world’s oldest art were added to the World Heritage List by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Centre. The caves were occupied some 43000 to 33000 years ago. They are among the earliest known dwelling places of modern humans in Europe. These archaelogical sites feature some of the oldest figurative art worldwide and help shed light on the origins of human artistic development.