2015 # 7

2015-18-WOLF-CONARD

PERSONAL ORNAMENTS OF THE SWABIAN AURIGNACIAN

Sibylle WOLF, Nicholas J. CONARD

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Abstract

In the caves of the Swabian Jura (Southwest Germany) excavators found numerous mammoth ivory remains, which date to the Aurignacian. Among them were at least 600 beads. These beads come from the well stratified layers of Hohle Fels cave in the Ach Valley, while others derive from the backdirt in front of the Vogelherd cave in the Lone Valley, which was completely emptied during the excavation 1931. We give an overview about the variety of forms of the personal ornaments, although the double perforated bead dominates the inventories. This special bead form gives evidence of identity formation of the Aurignacian people.

To cite this article

Wolf S., Conard N.J., 2015 – Personal Ornaments of the Swabian Aurignacian, in White R., Bourrillon R. (eds.) with the collaboration of Bon F., Aurignacian Genius: Art, Technology and Society of the First Modern Humans in Europe, Proceedings of the International Symposium, April 08-10 2013, New York University, P@lethnology, 7, 330-345.