Wildkirchli
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Wildkirchli () are three interlinked caves situated in the Alpstein massif in the Appenzell Innerrhoden canton of Switzerland, north-east of Mount Säntis Switzerland. The caves are located at a height of . They are notable for the traces of Paleolithic Neanderthal habitation, dating to c. 40,000 BP, and cave bear bones dating to 90,000–40,000 BP. A museum at the site houses a full bear skeleton that was found in one of the caves.
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- Alpstein massif
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- Appenzell Innerrhoden
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- Emil Bächler
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- Geography and transport
- History of the caves
- Archaeological finds in the caves
- 21st century
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Wildkirchli () are three interlinked caves situated in the Alpstein massif in the Appenzell Innerrhoden canton of Switzerland, north-east of Mount Säntis Switzerland. The caves are located at a height of . They are notable for the traces of Paleolithic Neanderthal habitation, dating to c. 40,000 BP, and cave bear bones dating to 90,000–40,000 BP. A museum at the site houses a full bear skeleton that was found in one of the caves.
==Geography and transport== There are three caves, the (), the ("lower cave"), and the ("upper cave"), located on the Ebenalp, which is the northernmost summit of the Appenzell Alps. They sit at a height of , and are reached by cable car from Wasserauen to the top of Ebenalp, followed by a 15-minute hike down the mountain. Wasserauen railway station is served by regional trains from/to /, which are both served by long-distance trains.
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