Drachenhöhle

Drachenhöhle (Dragon's Cave) is a cave near Mixnitz, Styria, Austria, south-east of Bruck an der Mur at an elevation of 950 m. During a shortage of fertilizers during World War I sediments were dug in the cave.[1] While soldiers were digging, they discovered numerous bones of cave bears, first thought to be dragons, remains of open hearths and Palaeolithic stone tools.[1] Dated to between 65,000 and 31,000 B.C., these are some of the oldest human traces in Austria.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Drachenhöhle in the Aeiou Encyclopedia (German)

Coordinates: 47°19′34″N 15°22′44″E / 47.326°N 15.379°E / 47.326; 15.379


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