Divje Babe
Divje Babe | |
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Inside Divje Babe I | |
Location | Municipality of Cerkno, Slovenia |
Coordinates | 46°06′46″N 13°54′56″E / 46.11278°N 13.91556°E |
Length | 45 m (148 ft) |
Geology | Karst |
Cave survey | 15 m (49 ft) |
Divje Babe (pronounced
Name
The name Divje Babe (literally, 'wild women') refers to witches, which were often believed to live in caves.[2][3] The name therefore means 'Witch Cave'.
Location
Divje Babe is located at 230 m (750 ft) above the valley of the Idrijca River. The Idrijca cuts through the Idrija Hills and Cerkno Hills, and opens to the Soča River.[4]
Paleontology
The cave site (Divje Babe I) was excavated from 1978 to 1986 by Mitja Brodar, and again from 1989 to 1995 by Ivan Turk and Janez Dirjec.[4] The excavations dug through 12 m (39 ft) of infilling consisting of 26 main sediment layers. Among the artifacts uncovered were Aurignacian finds, including a bone point (in layer 2 or 3) dated to around 35,000 years ago. Around eight layers from the Mesolithic have been excavated containing around 20 hearths, 600 stone tools, and several bone artifacts.[4] Numerous skeletal remains of the cave bear have also been found.[1]
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References
- ^ a b "Arheološki park Divje babe". Slovenian Tourist Board. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ Piškur, Milena (1965). "Pomenska analiza besede baba". Jezik in slovstvo. 10 (1): 6–15. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
- ^ Mihelič, Miha (2013). "Z lune na luno. Kamenodobni 'odmevi' v ustnem izročilu Zahodne Slovenije?". Archeo. 30: 67–98.
- ^ ISBN 0262731436.
- ^ "Was "Earliest Musical Instrument" Just a Chewed-Up Bone?". National Geographic. 31 March 2015. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015.