Archaeologists excavating in the famous prehistoric Hohle Fels cave in Germany have uncovered two bird figurines carved from mammoth ivory. ‪‪The thumbnail-size carvings add to the existing ‬‬evidence that ice age humans had a sophisticated artistic sense 40,000 years ago. The sculptures bring the total number of bird figurines from Hohle Fels up to three; a small water bird was found there in 2001. At roughly thumbnail-size, the two new bird carvings are significantly smaller than the figurines found previously at Hohle Fels. The figurines are on display at the Museum of Prehistory and Ice Age Art in Blaubeuren, Germany, through April 4, 2027.