Karst cave.
| Location: | Near Litovel. From Hradec Králové follow road to Olomouc. Turn right near Litovel. |
| Open: | APR to OCT daily 9-16. [2002] |
| Fee: | Adults CZK 30, Children CZK 15. Photography permisiion CZK 10, Video permnission CZK 50. [2002] |
| Classification: |
Karst cave.
|
| Light: | electric. |
| Dimension: | T=8,5°C. |
| Guided tours: | D=40min., L=350m. |
| Bibliography: | |
| Address: |
Správa Mladeèských jeskynì, vedoucí Oldřiška Vachalová, 783 21 Chudobín u Litovle,
Tel: +420-68/5482528 or 068/5347148.
E-mail: |
| Last update: | $Date: 2008/07/01 20:18:54 $ |
Mladec Cave is a famous archelogical site. Here the remains of Neandertals and so called archaic moderns, modern humans Neandertal affinities or Neandertal features. It is one of only five sites where this sort of remains were found. The cave also contains some of the oldest prehistorical paintings in the Czech Republic. They are made of red colour, their age can not be determined exactly without carbon for a C14 analysis.
|
Mladec is 6km west of Litvel which is known as the Hankain Venice. This in turn is 20km north west of Olomouc. Mladec Cave comprises of an intricate maze of fissure passages, domes, chimneys and large boulder ruckles, heavily eroded by running water. There is also a rich array of speleothems. The cave is an important archaeological site and has yielded a rich Pleistocene fauna including Ursus spelaeus, Felis spelaea and Hyena spelaea amongst others. There is evidence of human occupation from the Palaeolithic to recent times which includes skulls and bones of cave man, Aurignacian stone and bone artefacts, finds of Neolithic, Early Bronze and Slavonic cultures, and finds of war and plunder from the Middle Ages etc. Text by Tony Oldham (2002). With kind permission. |
)
| Main Index | Czech Republic |
| Last updated Terms of Use, © Jochen Duckeck. |
 |
Clickable Maps Alphabetical Index |
|
Contact showcaves.com: |
|
General Information |