Suchdol v Moravském krasu, Blansko District, South Moravian Region
Koňská jáma Cave
(Palaeolithic, Neolithic, Eneolithic, Hallstatt period, Middle Ages)
Main chamber of Koňská jáma Cave.
Photo P. Zajíček, 2010.
Koňská jáma (“horsepit”) Cave is situated in the Moravian Karst at the end of the Suchý žleb (“dry gully”) karst canyon. It has two entrances facing the south less than 20 m above the valley bottom, which lead to the curved front part. Archaeological finds witness an occupation of the cave since the Upper Palaeolithic (Magdalenian). However, the most important finds come from the Neolithic and Eneolithic and consist of a sequence of undisturbed layers with a fascinating assemblage of 152 pottery fragments of the Linear Pottery culture. A pottery fragment with a human figure deserves special attention. In addition, there are finds from the Early Iron Age (Hallstatt period) and the Middle Ages.
References: Skutil 1962; 1963; Svoboda 2002.
Navigation point: N 49°21'39.362", E 16°42'48.244".
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Selected fulltext articles and reports for further reading. Complete bibliographical records are available in the Downloads section as the List of publications.
Skutil, J. 1962: Nález figurální plastiky na volutové keramice z jeskyně Koňské jámy v Moravském krase, Přehled výzkumů 1961, 33–37.Skutil, J. 1963: Výsledky výzkumu jeskyně Koňské jámy, Přehled výzkumů 1962, 10–11.Svoboda, J. (ed.) 2002: Prehistorické jeskyně. Katalogy, dokumenty, studie. Dolnověstonické studie 7/2002. Brno.