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Holdings: 35mm slide: 20424
Date of Photo: 1980
World Region: Europe
Region: Western Europe
Country: Switzerland
State/Province: Schaffhausen
Geographic Location: Kesslerloch Cave
Archaeological Site Name: Kesslerloch Cave
Period: Late Magdalenian, c. 12,000 - 13000 BP
Culture: Magdalenian
Description: "Kesslerloch carved rib with reindeer. Site: Kesslerloch cave, Schaffhausen, Switzerland. Period: Late Magdalenian, ca. 12,000 - 13,000 B.P. Small cave excavated in 19th century. Two Magdalenian levels. Features include evidence of hearths. Along with Petersfels and the nearby site of Schweizersbild, one of largest/richest Magdalenian assemblages in region. Stone artifacts, jet objects, bone/antler artifacts." (Original teaching slide code: LF-
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Source Type Detail: Book Citation: Similar image of artifact found in: "Eiszeitkunst im Süddeutschen Raum," by Karl D. Adam and Renate Kurz; Tafel VIII. Stuttgart: Konrad Theiss Verlag, 1980.

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Full citation: ""Kesslerloch carved rib with reindeer. Site: Kesslerloch cave, Schaffhausen, Switzerland. Period: Late Magdalenian, ca. 12,000 - 13,000 B.P. Small cave excavated in 19th century. Two Magdalenian levels. Features include evidence of hearths. Along with Petersfels and the nearby site of Schweizersbild, one of largest/richest Magdalenian assemblages in region. Stone artifacts, jet objects, bone/antler artifacts." (Original teaching slide code: LF-". In the digital collection UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-16710/16710. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. May 28, 2024.