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The Drachenloch above Vättis in the Tamina Valley is a 1921 monograph by Swiss naturalist Dr. Emil Bächler documenting the excavation of a prehistoric cave at 2,445 metres above sea level in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, which yielded thousands of cave bear bones and contested evidence for habitation by Palaeolithic man.
Added: April 06, 2026
Drachenloch 1917–23 is a 2008 documentary chronicle by Peter Baumann reconstructing the full excavation record of the Drachenloch cave above Vättis, Switzerland, the highest-altitude Middle Palaeolithic site in Europe.
Added: February 21, 2026
Originale is a recording of the 1964 New York premiere of Karlheinz Stockhausen's music theatre work of the same name, released on vinyl by Cyalume & Argonzer in 2018.
Added: February 19, 2026
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