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<< Our Photo Pages >> Grottes d'Isturitz et d'Otsozelaia - Cave or Rock Shelter in France in Aquitaine:Pyrénées-Atlantiques 64

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Natural PlacesSite Name: Grottes d'Isturitz et d'Otsozelaia
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 5.038 km away from the location you searched for.

Département: Aquitaine:Pyrénées-Atlantiques 64 Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Saint Martin d’Arber
Latitude: 43.353132N  Longitude: 1.206031W
Condition:
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3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
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Grottes d'Isturitz et d'Otsozelaia
Grottes d'Isturitz et d'Otsozelaia submitted by bat400_photo : The entry of the cave of Isturitz, Site in Aquitaine:Pyrénées-Atlantiques 64 France. Author: Krijun, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_entry_of_the_cave_of_Isturitz.jpg This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cave or Rock Shelter in Aquitaine:Pyrénées-Atlantiques 64. There are three caves here that contain art. Isturitz and Oxocelhaya can be visited although the art in Oxocelhaya can only be seen at certain arranged times. Erberua the third cave needs diving equipment to visit it.


Neanderthals were the first to inhabit the caves about 80 000 ya. The caves were then used till by humans up until 15 000 ya.
The art is dated to about 14 000 ya.
Excavations are ongoing in the caves.

http://www.grottes-isturitz.com/grottes-isturitz/accueil_gb.htm

http://www.aurignacien.de/en/a-bc-art.php
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Grottes d'Isturitz et d'Otsozelaia
Grottes d'Isturitz et d'Otsozelaia submitted by Creative Commons : Javelin head with fork-based point, currently forming. Stage : Later Magdalenian (V et VI) (to – 12000 to - 10000 Before the Current Era) Locality : Isturitz cave, Isturits, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France Former collection of René de Saint-Périer (1877 - 1950) Different views of the same specimen - Muséum of Toulouse MHNT.PRE.2010.0.7.2 Size : 147x14x9 mm Français : Pointe de ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grottes d'Isturitz et d'Otsozelaia
Grottes d'Isturitz et d'Otsozelaia submitted by Creative Commons : Félin, têtes d'ours et de bisons By Unknown years 1930 (Scan old postcard) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grottes d'Isturitz et d'Otsozelaia
Grottes d'Isturitz et d'Otsozelaia submitted by Flickr : Grottes d'Isturitz et Oxocelhaya - Pays Basque Site in Aquitaine:Pyrénées-Atlantiques 64 France Site emblématiques de la préhistoire, les Grottes d'Isturitz et Oxocelhaya portent le poids de 80 000 ans d'histoire et d'occupation humaine au Pays Basque. A découvrir à Saint-Martin d'Arberoue, près d'Hasparren. Membre de Sites et Musées en Pays Basque : www.sitesetmuseesenpaysbasqu... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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