Hohlenstein-Stadel cave
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Hohlenstein-Stadel cave is a prehistoric cave in the Swabian Jura of Germany, best known as the discovery site of the Ice Age ivory figurine known as the Lion-man.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hohlenstein-Stadel | 5 |
| Hohlenstein rock complex | 1 |
| Hohlenstein-Stadel cave canonical | 1 |
| Lion Man of Hohlenstein-Stadel | 1 |
| Lion-man of Hohlenstein-Stadel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4249520 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hohlenstein-Stadel cave Context triple: [Swabian Jura, contains, Hohlenstein-Stadel cave]
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A.
Grotte de Pech Merle
Grotte de Pech Merle is a famous prehistoric cave in southern France renowned for its well-preserved Paleolithic wall paintings and engravings.
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B.
Grotte de Niaux
Grotte de Niaux is a famous prehistoric cave in southwestern France renowned for its well-preserved Paleolithic cave paintings.
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C.
Lascaux cave
Lascaux cave is a famous prehistoric site in southwestern France renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved Paleolithic cave paintings, especially depictions of large animals.
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D.
Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave
Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave is a prehistoric cave in southern France renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved Paleolithic wall paintings, some of the oldest known in the world.
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E.
Grotte de Mas d’Azil
Grotte de Mas d’Azil is a large prehistoric cave in southwestern France renowned for its Paleolithic and Azilian archaeological remains and dramatic natural tunnel traversed by a road and river.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hohlenstein-Stadel cave Target entity description: Hohlenstein-Stadel cave is a prehistoric cave in the Swabian Jura of Germany, best known as the discovery site of the Ice Age ivory figurine known as the Lion-man.
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A.
Grotte de Pech Merle
Grotte de Pech Merle is a famous prehistoric cave in southern France renowned for its well-preserved Paleolithic wall paintings and engravings.
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B.
Grotte de Niaux
Grotte de Niaux is a famous prehistoric cave in southwestern France renowned for its well-preserved Paleolithic cave paintings.
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C.
Lascaux cave
Lascaux cave is a famous prehistoric site in southwestern France renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved Paleolithic cave paintings, especially depictions of large animals.
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D.
Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave
Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave is a prehistoric cave in southern France renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved Paleolithic wall paintings, some of the oldest known in the world.
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E.
Grotte de Mas d’Azil
Grotte de Mas d’Azil is a large prehistoric cave in southwestern France renowned for its Paleolithic and Azilian archaeological remains and dramatic natural tunnel traversed by a road and river.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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paleolithic site ⓘ prehistoric cave ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aurignacian culture
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linked to:
Aurignacian
Ice Age art ⓘ
linked to:
Ice Age
prehistoric art ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| discoverySiteOf | Lion-man sculpture ⓘ |
| environment | karst landscape ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSignificance |
early figurative art
ⓘ
symbolic behavior of early modern humans ⓘ |
| hasDiscovery |
Lion-man of Hohlenstein-Stadel
ⓘ
linked to:
Hohlenstein-Stadel cave
|
| hasFindType |
faunal remains
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figurative sculpture ⓘ lithic artifacts ⓘ |
| heritageContext |
Swabian Jura prehistoric caves
ⓘ
linked to:
Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura
|
| knownFor |
Ice Age ivory figurines
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Lion-man figurine ⓘ Upper Paleolithic art ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baden-Württemberg
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Lonetal valley ⓘ Swabian Jura ⓘ |
| materialFound |
mammoth ivory
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stone tools ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hohlenstein rock complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Hohlenstein-Stadel cave
|
| stratigraphicPeriod |
Aurignacian
ⓘ
Upper Paleolithic ⓘ |
| usedBy | early modern humans ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Paleolithic ⓘ |
| valley | Lonetal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hohlenstein-Stadel cave Description of subject: Hohlenstein-Stadel cave is a prehistoric cave in the Swabian Jura of Germany, best known as the discovery site of the Ice Age ivory figurine known as the Lion-man.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Hohlenstein-Stadel cave
linked to: Hohlenstein-Stadel cave
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linked to: Hohlenstein-Stadel cave