Brno-Ústřední hřbitov - the grave of Karel Absolon

Karel Absolon (1877 - 1960) is one of the biggest and most problematic figures in Czech speleology. Undoubtedly, the blood of a great researcher circulated in his veins. Otherwise, he would hardly have discovered Punkevní jeskyně, conducted epoch-making excavations in Dolní Věstonice (with the discovery of the Věstonická Venus) and participated in dozens of smaller and more significant discoveries here and abroad. He possessed not only the spirit of discovery, but also…