Památník lovců mamutů

About the museum

The idea of building a worthy memorial to the world-famous Palaeolithic site at Předmostí had been around since the late 1930s. At the beginning of the 1970s Bohuslav Klíma proposed instead of a monument to preserve and open to the public an authentic remnant of the cultural layer. The first temporary exhibition, however, was protected only by wire mesh, and after a few years it disappeared.

The present memorial was built in 2006 as a building of the City of Přerov, in cooperation with the Komenský Museum in Přerov and the Archaeological Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Brno. The construction was largely financed from the Interreg IIIA Czech Republic – Poland programme and is part of the project Předmostím až do pravěku (From Předmostí to Prehistory); the Polish counterpart is the Dinopark in Ozimek. After the rough construction was completed, an archaeological excavation took place directly inside, which for the first time in the Czech Republic made it possible to preserve find layers from the Older Palaeolithic on site and open them to the public.

On a gentle slope, several layers contain bones of woolly mammoth, horse, reindeer, cave lion and aurochs. Some of them bear traces of stone tools, and some layers contain tiny burnt bone fragments mixed with pigment. An extraordinary find is a fragment of bone decorated with a fine lattice pattern. Experts from the University of Cambridge also took part in the research.

Highlights

• authentic exposed ice-age find layers on site
• bones of mammoth, reindeer, horse, cave lion and aurochs
• bone decorated with a fine lattice pattern
• stop on the Předmostím až do pravěku nature trail
• information centre at the start of the trail, next to the memorial

Permanent exhibition

• Památník lovců mamutů – Authentic outdoor display of the exposed ice-age find layers with the bones of mammoths and other animals.

Founded

2006

Operated by

Kulturní a informační služby města Přerova, příspěvková organizace

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The information centre building has public toilets.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The memorial and the information centre are by the cemetery in Předmostí, at the start of the nature trail.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

The information centre sells souvenirs and offers route maps and a guiding service.

Events & venue rental

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