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Submitted by KaiHofmann on Monday, 30 May 2011  Page Views: 6101

Natural PlacesSite Name: Kesslerloch
Country: Switzerland
NOTE: This site is 7.098 km away from the location you searched for.

Canton: Schaffhausen Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Schaffhausen  Nearest Village: Thayngen
Latitude: 47.745397N  Longitude: 8.693605E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Megalithic89 visited on 24th Apr 2021 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5

Kesslerloch
Kesslerloch submitted by Megalithic89 : Back wall of the cave with a rocky bank. Photo taken in April 2021. (Vote or comment on this photo)
A cave in St.Gallen which provided Palaeolithic artefacts, among them a perforated baton with engraving of a reindeer.

This site can be visited all through the year. No site warden, no entry fees, there is a little car park nearby. See comments below for more details. With thanks to Megalithic89 for the update.
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Kesslerloch
Kesslerloch submitted by durhamnature : Engraving of a beautifully drawn but slightly mean-looking fox, from "Excavations at Kesslerloch" via archive.org. This engraving turned out to be a falsification. It is now in the British Museum. (3 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Kesslerloch submitted by durhamnature : Photo of the cave, from "Der Mensch Aller Zeiten" via archive.org Site in St.Gallen Switzerland (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kesslerloch
Kesslerloch submitted by durhamnature : Equine, possibly an Ass, from "Prehistoric Art..." via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Kesslerloch submitted by Megalithic89 : View from inside, from NW. Photo taken in April 2021. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Kesslerloch submitted by Megalithic89 : Left side of the cave. Photo taken in April 2021.

Kesslerloch
Kesslerloch submitted by Megalithic89 : Site in Schaffhausen Switzerland

Kesslerloch
Kesslerloch submitted by Megalithic89 : Site in Thayngen Switzerland (c) ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv / Fotograf: Wehrli, Leo / Dia_247-F-00524 / CC BY-SA 4.0

Kesslerloch
Kesslerloch submitted by durhamnature : Pendants, from "Text Book of European Archaeology" via archive.org Site in St.Gallen Switzerland

Kesslerloch
Kesslerloch submitted by durhamnature : Artifacts from Kesslerloch, via archive.org Site in St.Gallen Switzerland

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Kesslerloch submitted by durhamnature : Drawing of the cave entrance, via archive.org Site in St.Gallen Switzerland

Kesslerloch
Kesslerloch submitted by durhamnature : Tools and art from the cave, from "Der Diluviale Menchen..." via archive.org Site in St.Gallen Switzerland

Kesslerloch
Kesslerloch submitted by durhamnature : Engraving of a cat, from "Excavations at Kesslerloch" via archive.org. This was later shown to be a forgery Site in St.Gallen Switzerland (1 comment)

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Kesslerloch submitted by durhamnature : Horse head engraving, from "Excavations at Kesslerloch" via archive.org Site in St.Gallen Switzerland

Kesslerloch
Kesslerloch submitted by durhamnature : Part of an animal engraving, from "Excavations at Kesslerloch" via archive.org Site in St.Gallen Switzerland

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Kesslerloch submitted by durhamnature : Engraved fish, possibly a carp, from "Excavations at Kesslerloch" via archive.org Site in St.Gallen Switzerland

Kesslerloch
Kesslerloch submitted by durhamnature : Finds, from "Excavations at Kesslerloch" via archive.org Site in St.Gallen Switzerland

Kesslerloch
Kesslerloch submitted by durhamnature : Drawing of the cave, from "Excavations at Kesslerloch" via archive.org Site in St.Gallen Switzerland

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Kesslerloch submitted by durhamnature : Harpoon from Kesslerloch, image from "Men of the Old Stone Age" via archive.org Site in St.Gallen Switzerland

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Kesslerloch submitted by durhamnature : Reindeer engraving on Reindeer antler, with landscape, image from "Men of the Old Stone Age" via archive.org Site in St.Gallen Switzerland

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Re: Kesslerloch by Megalithic89 on Saturday, 24 April 2021
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Thanks for your interest. Yes, this site can be visited all through the year. No site warden, no entry fees, there is a little car park nearby.
Condition: 3 or 2, I could feel the atmosphere of vividness of the hunting people, inside the cave. Finds have been taken out, have been sold or are in museums. But it is a unique place.
Ambience: 3
Access: 5. With a bit of skill, one gets down the last bit of the way on a stony natural path, with a wheelchair.
Accuracy: 5
Some background information:
The cave “Kesslerloch” is one of the most important sites of the Late Ice Age in Europe, and it provided traces of settlement from the early Palaeolithic (Magdalénian culture, 14 000-12 000 BC). The course was probably used by hunting groups during the summer months as a meeting point for seasonal hunting. The cave covers an area of almost 200 m2 and is divided by a stone pillar.

The first traces of this settlement were discovered in 1873. Excavations in the following years brought to light thousands of finds. They provide insight into the way of life and everyday life of people over 15,000 years ago.
Source: Canton of Schaffhausen Archaeology

I found an old report with clearer pictures of objects no. 65 and 67.
Link to Konrad Merk, 1875, e-periodica, ETH Zurich .

Another point of view: Blanche Merz measured 14'000 Bovis Units at Kesslerloch. So it is also a natural power place. Source: Blanche Merz, Orte der Kraft, Aarau 1998, written in German.
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Re: Kesslerloch by Megalithic89 on Thursday, 22 April 2021
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ADMINS: Please place this site in Canton of Schaffhausen, not St. Gallen. Thank you.
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    Re: Kesslerloch by Andy B on Thursday, 22 April 2021
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    Thanks, I've corrected that. Can this site be visited (even the outside?)
    Can you send any info for the Condition: / Ambience: / Access: ratings
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Re: Kesslerloch by durhamnature on Wednesday, 07 November 2012
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The "carp" picture is actually a Musk Ox's head
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