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<< Image Pages >> Grotte de la Colombiere - Cave or Rock Shelter in France in Rhone:Ain (01)

Submitted by durhamnature on Saturday, 24 November 2012  Page Views: 4454

Natural PlacesSite Name: Grotte de la Colombiere
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 24.852 km away from the location you searched for.

Département: Rhone:Ain (01) Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Poncin
Latitude: 46.083302N  Longitude: 5.400000E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Grotte de la Colombiere
Grotte de la Colombiere submitted by durhamnature : Cave Bear engraved on a pebble, from "Abri sous rocher Colombiere..." via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cave in Rhone:Ain (01)

Cave with cave art and artifacts, open to the public.
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Grotte de la Colombiere
Grotte de la Colombiere submitted by durhamnature : Artifacts from the cave,, from "Anthropologie" via archive.org Site in Rhone:Ain (01) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grotte de la Colombiere
Grotte de la Colombiere submitted by durhamnature : Cross-section of the cave, from "Abri sous rocher Colombiere..." via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grotte de la Colombiere
Grotte de la Colombiere submitted by durhamnature : Cave Bear engraved in the cave, from "Abri sous rocher Colombiere..." via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grotte de la Colombiere
Grotte de la Colombiere submitted by durhamnature : Head of an unusual Rhinoceros species engraved on a stalagmite, from "Abri sous rocher Colombiere..." via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grotte de la Colombiere
Grotte de la Colombiere submitted by durhamnature : Rhinoceros pierced by arrows, engraved on a stone, from "Abri sous rocher Colombiere..." via archive.org

Grotte de la Colombiere
Grotte de la Colombiere submitted by durhamnature : Ungulate's head engraved on a pebble, from "Abri sous rocher Colombiere..." via archive.org

Grotte de la Colombiere
Grotte de la Colombiere submitted by durhamnature : Horse's head engraved on a stone, from "Abri sous rocher Colombiere..." via archive.org

Grotte de la Colombiere
Grotte de la Colombiere submitted by durhamnature : Old photograph of the cave, from "Abri sous rocher Colombiere..." via archive.org

Grotte de la Colombiere
Grotte de la Colombiere submitted by durhamnature

Grotte de la Colombiere
Grotte de la Colombiere submitted by durhamnature

Grotte de la Colombiere
Grotte de la Colombiere submitted by durhamnature : Old photograph of the cave, from "Abri sous rocher Colombiere..." via archive.org Site in Rhone:Ain (01) France

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