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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
The Cave of Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc French Ministry of Culture information site; includes an interactive map with photos. Ancient Grand Masters: Chauvet Cave, France A brief article by Jean Clottes of the French Ministry of Culture, responsible for overseeing the authentication of the contents and art of the cave
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 ...
The Niaux Cave's system is complex and has a combined length of more than 14 km (8.70 mi) of underground passages and chambers. An archaeological site with a documented history of paleo-human presence, Niaux contains numerous distinct areas and galleries of carefully drawn and vivid wall paintings, executed in a black-outlined style typical of ...
The Grotte de Cussac (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɔt də kysak]) is a cave located in the Dordogne river valley in Le Buisson-de-Cadouin, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France. [1] It contains over 150 Paleolithic artworks, including engravings of bison, horses, mammoths, rhinoceroses, ibex, birds, enigmatic figures, and perhaps four female profiles, including one apparently notable for a rubenesque ...
The Gournier Cave is located near Choranche in the Vercors Massif in south-eastern France. The entrance is at an altitude of 572 m (1,877 ft) at the base of a cliff on the Presles plateau.
The Caves of Gargas (French: Grottes de Gargas, French pronunciation: [ɡʁɔt də ɡaʁɡas]) in the Pyrenees region of France are known for their cave art from the Upper Paleolithic period - about 27,000 years old. The caves are open to the public.
The Grotte du Lazaret (English: Cave of Le Lazaret) is an archaeological cave site of prehistoric human occupation study, situated in the eastern suburbs of the French town of Nice, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.