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Chauvet Cave |
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| Modern name(s) |
Chauvet Cave |
| Region |
Europe |
| Section |
Western Europe |
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| Latitude |
44.38451148 N |
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| Longitude |
4.41514121 E |
| Status |
Accurate location |
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| Info |
Chauvet Pont'd Arc, Paleolithic cave paintings |
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| Excavation |
| general info |
| The cave was first explored on December 18, 1994 by a group of three speleologists: Eliette Brunel-Deschamps, Christian Hillaire, and Jean-Marie Chauvet, for whom it was named. Chauvet (1996) has a detailed account of the discovery. On top of the paintings and other human evidence they also discovered fossilized remains, prints, and markings from a variety of animals, some of which are now extinct. Further study by French archaeologist Jean Clottes has revealed much about the site, though the dating has been the matter of some dispute. |
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| Phases |
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Earlier occupation |
| time frame |
from 30000 BCE to 28000 BCE |
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Later occupation |
| time frame |
from 25000 BCE to 24000 BCE |
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44.384511, 4.415141 === 44.384511 N, 4.415141 E === 44° 23' 4.2" N, 4° 24' 54.5" E |
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ID 1587, created 8 Oct 2010, 19:30, Last changed 10 Apr 2011, 01:46 |
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