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<< Our Photo Pages >> Grotte des Harpons - Cave or Rock Shelter in France in Midi:Haute-Garonne (31)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Thursday, 10 February 2005  Page Views: 3179

Natural PlacesSite Name: Grotte des Harpons
Country: France Département: Midi:Haute-Garonne (31) Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Saint-Gaudens  Nearest Village: Lespugue
Latitude: 43.238079N  Longitude: 0.666883E
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.
no data 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
4
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Grotte des Harpons
Grotte des Harpons submitted by durhamnature : Section of the cave, from "Anthropologie" via archive.org Site in Midi:Haute-Garonne (31) France (Vote or comment on this photo)
In the gorges of the river Save, just below the village of Lespugue, can be found many caves and shelters which have yielded ancient remains of habitation from up to 30,000 years ago.


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Grotte des Harpons
Grotte des Harpons submitted by durhamnature : Sculpted sticks, from "Anthropologie" via archive.org Site in Midi:Haute-Garonne (31) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grotte des Harpons
Grotte des Harpons submitted by durhamnature : Some of the harpoons, from "Anthropologie" via archive.org Site in Midi:Haute-Garonne (31) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Gorges de la Save
Gorges de la Save
Gorges de la Save

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 514m SW 221° Grotte des Rideaux* Cave or Rock Shelter
 576m S 177° MusĂ©e de Lespugue* Museum
 883m SW 231° Grottes et abris prĂ©historiques de la vallĂ©e de la Save* Cave or Rock Shelter
 2.9km WSW 252° Grotte de Montmaurin Cave or Rock Shelter
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 16.2km E 96° Grotte d'Aurignac* Cave or Rock Shelter
 17.6km E 98° MusĂ©e de PrĂ©histoire (Aurignac)* Museum
 20.4km SSW 204° Grotte de l' ElĂ©phant* Cave or Rock Shelter
 22.3km W 275° Oppidum de Libaros Hillfort
 22.9km SSW 208° Grotte de Gargas* Cave or Rock Shelter
 23.4km SSW 205° Grotte Tibiran-Jaunac Cave or Rock Shelter
 23.6km SE 141° Souterrain de Houantaou Cave or Rock Shelter
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 24.4km SSW 198° La Boudette Roman Ruins Ancient Village or Settlement
 24.8km ESE 110° Menhirs de Mancioux* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 25.0km SW 234° Puzo Pelat tumulus T1 et T2 Chambered Tomb
 25.4km WNW 282° Oppidum du TĂ©pĂ© du Meur Hillfort
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