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Sirgenstein Cave is temporarily closed for conservation work

The Sirgenstein Cave is closed to visitors for the duration of the work due to urgent conservation efforts being carried out by the State Office for Cultural Heritage to protect this cultural monument. Updates will be posted here.

The next excavation campaign in the cave is expected to take place in the fall of 2026.

Information on the results of the archaeological investigations in 2024 can be found in the current issue of “Archäologische Ausgrabungen in Baden-Württemberg 2024”: G. Bataille/O. Bubenzer/S. Hecht, S/ D. Batz. Alter Fundplatz – neue Funde. Aktuelle archäologische Untersuchungen in der Sirgensteinhöhle bei Blaubeuren. Archäologische Ausgrabungen in Baden-Württemberg 2024, 2025: 66-72.

Information on the most recent test excavation campaign in 2025 is currently being prepared and will be published in the upcoming issue “Archäologische Ausgrabungen in Baden-Württemberg 2025” ("Archaeological Excavations in Baden-Württemberg 2025").