Already in 1906 the first reindeer antlers were found. Since 1965, several excavations have brought to light numerous bones of hunted animals as well as many Ice Age tools made of bone and stone, such as wedge knives, hand wedges and stone scrapers. These were made and used by the Neanderthals for hunting and for working animal skins.
The "Buhlen Hunting Station" is one of the most productive Ice Age sites in Central Europe. The then steppe-like landscape was populated by large mammals such as mammoth, reindeer, giant deer and woolly rhinoceros. An information board at the northern entrance to the town vividly conveys life and the environment during this period. Some finds are exhibited in the city museum of Bad Wildungen.
