Chauvet Cave
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The cave is situated above the previous course of the Ardèche River before the Pont d'Arc opened up. The gorges of the Ardèche region are the site of numerous caves, many of them having some geological or archaeological importance. The Chauvet Cave is uncharacteristically large and the quality, quantity, and condition of the artwork found on its walls have been called spectacular. Based on radiocarbon dating, the cave appears to have been used by humans during two distinct periods: the Aurignacian and the Gravettian. Most of the artwork dates to the earlier, Aurignacian, era (30,000 to 32,000 years ago). The later Gravettian occupation, which occurred 25,000 to 27,000 years ago, left little but a child's footprints, the charred remains of ancient hearths and carbon smoke stains from torches that lit the caves. After the child's visit to the cave, evidence suggests that due to a landslide which covered its historical entrance, the cave had been untouched until it was discovered in 1994. The footprints may be the oldest human footprints that can be dated accurately.
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| The Cave of Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc The Cave of Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/chauvet/en/ - Web |
| Ancient Grand Masters: Chauvet Cave, France Ancient Grand Masters: Chauvet Cave, France web.archive.org/.../chauvet.html - Web |
| Chauvet Cave (ca. 30,000 b.c.) Chauvet Cave (ca. 30,000 b.c.) www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/chav/hd_chav.htm - Web |
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