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The Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave (French: Grotte Chauvet-Pont d'Arc, French pronunciation: [ɡʁɔt ʃovɛ pɔ̃ daʁk]) in the Ardèche department of southeastern France is a cave that contains some of the best-preserved figurative cave paintings in the world, [1] as well as other evidence of Upper Paleolithic life. [2]
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12 lut 2017 · The Chauvet Cave (also known as the Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave) is a Palaeolithic cave situated near Vallon-Pont-d'Arc in the Ardèche region of southern France that houses impeccably preserved, exquisite examples of prehistoric art.
7 lip 2024 · World Heritage Site (Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche, (i), (iii), 2014–)
The Chauvet Cave was discovered in the Ardèche valley (in southern France) in December 1994 by three cave explorers, after removing the rumble of stones that blocked a passage. The cave is extensive, about 400 meters long, with vast chambers.
5 sty 2015 · The paintings in Chauvet are 20,000 years older than the first Paleolithic cave art discovered, the bulls of Altamira.
5 sty 2016 · Stephen Alvarez photographs ancient art in Chauvet cave by kneeling on a narrow metal walkway. He was only allowed inside the cave for a total of six hours. Twenty-two thousand years ago, the entrance that overlooked the Ardèche Gorge collapsed, sealing the cave.
