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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, as well as other evidence of Upper Paleolithic life.
Feb 12, 2017 · The Chauvet Cave (also known as the Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave) is a Palaeolithic cave situated near Vallon-Pont-d'Arc in the Ardèche region of southern France that houses impeccably preserved, exquisite examples of prehistoric art.
- Emma Groeneveld
Discovered on Sunday 18 December 1994 by Jean-Marie Chauvet, Éliette Brunel and Christian Hillaire during a private speleological exploration, the Chauvet-Pont d'Arc cave is one of the oldest decorated Palaeolithic caves in the world.
Learn how a high-tech facsimile of the world's greatest repository of Upper Paleolithic art was created in a giant concrete shed in the Ardèche Gorge. See stunning images of the original cave and its stunning paintings of ice age animals.
Apr 24, 2015 · The Chauvet cave, in the Ardeche region of southern France, contains some of the oldest and most remarkable cave drawings ever found - yet it's been sealed shut since its discovery to preserve...
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Learn about the discovery, features, and significance of the Chauvet Cave, a 30,000-year-old site of prehistoric art in France. Explore the images of animals, handprints, and human footprints, and the different periods of use and dating of the cave.
The cave of Chauvet Pont d'Arc, discovered in 1994, contains the earliest known and best preserved figurative drawings in the world, dating back as early as the Aurignacian period (30,000 to 32,000 BP)
