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  2. List of caves in France - Wikipedia

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    Font-de-Gaume cave, near Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil; Gabillou Cave , Gargas caves; Gournier Cave; Gouy Cave; Grand Roc Cave , near Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil; Lascaux Cave; Lazaret Cave , near Nice (city) Lombrives caves, this cave network is one of the most extensive in Europe and has seven distinct levels

  3. Lascaux - Wikipedia

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    Modern entrance to the Lascaux cave. On 12 September 1940, the entrance to the Lascaux Cave was discovered on the La Rochefoucauld-Montbel lands by 18-year-old Marcel Ravidat when his dog, Robot, investigated a hole left by an uprooted tree (Ravidat would embellish the story in later retellings, saying Robot had fallen into the cave.) [8] [9] Ravidat returned to the scene with three friends ...

  4. Cosquer Cave - Wikipedia

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    Cosquer Cave (, also) is located in the Calanque de Morgiou in Marseille, France, near Cap Morgiou. The entrance to the cave is located 37 m (121 ft) underwater, due to the Holocene sea level rise. The cave contains various prehistoric rock art engravings. Its submarine entrance was discovered in 1985 by Henri Cosquer, a professional diver.

  5. Chauvet Cave - Wikipedia

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    The Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave (French: Grotte Chauvet-Pont d'Arc, French pronunciation: [ɡʁɔt ʃovɛ pɔ̃ daʁk]) in the Ardèche department of southeastern France is a cave that contains some of the best-preserved figurative cave paintings in the world, [1] as well as other evidence of Upper Paleolithic life. [2]

  6. Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley

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    The Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in France since 1979. [1] It specifically lists 15 prehistoric sites in the Vézère valley in the Dordogne department, mostly in and around Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil, which has been called the "Capital of Prehistory". [2]

  7. List of World Heritage Sites in France - Wikipedia

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    A series of prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements in and around the Alps. transboundary property, shared with Austria, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland, 11 of the total 111 sites are in France. [34] 85 Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley: Nouvelle-Aquitaine: cultural 1979 - [35] 495

  8. Pech Merle - Wikipedia

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    Pech Merle is a French hillside cave at Cabrerets, in the Lot département of the Occitania region, about 32 kilometres (19.88 miles) east of Cahors, by road.It is one of the few prehistoric cave painting sites in France that remains open to the general public, albeit with an entry fee.

  9. Category:Prehistoric sites in France - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Prehistoric sites in France" The following 60 pages are in this category, out of 60 total. ... Cave of Aurignac; Cave of Mayrières supérieure;

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