Finds from the Hohlenstein-Stadel cave
The Lion-Man
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The so-called Lion-Man was not "discovered" until 1969, 30 years after its excavation. Professor Joachim Hahn from the University of Tübingen had by then succeeded in fitting together many worked ivory fragments. At the end of the '70s, parts of the animal head turned up unexpectedly and fitted on top of the statuette. This is the largest of all Ice Age statuettes found in the area. Its significance is just as obscure as that of the "Adorant" from the Geißenklösterle cave. The sculpture obviously has a lion’s head, while the body is a combination of human |
 Photo: Thomas Stephan, Ulmer Museum |
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and animal aspects - a hybrid. It could be a shaman with a lion mask. The sex of the figure cannot exactly be determined, but it is generally regarded as a male. However, the Lion-Man certainly had a profound implication that may lie in a general association with stories, rituals and related cultural settings, which remain a mystery to us to this day.
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