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Natural PlacesSite Name: Grotte Chauvet Alternative Name: Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc CaveCountry: France Département: Rhone:Ardèche (07) Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Village: Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
Latitude: 44.388122N Longitude: 4.416141E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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The cave was first explored on December 18, 1994 by a trio of speleologists: Eliette Brunel Deschamps, Christian Hillaire, and Jean-Marie Chauvet, for whom it was named. 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.
It is considered one of the most significant prehistoric art sites 'in the world' [as Jeremy Clarkson might say - if he was interested - which he isn't]
Read more at: Wikipedia
A vast replica has recently opened to which you and I, the great unwashed public may visit. This is the official Caverne du Pont d'Arc website where tickets are now available to buy for dates starting 25th April 2015.
Note: Chauvet Cave paintings could depict a 37,000-year-old Volcanic Eruption - see the comment and photo on our page
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