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The Chauvet-Pont d'Arc cave

The Chauvet-Pont d'Arc cave

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  - The climate and flora
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  - The Aurignacians
  - The Gravettian presence
  - Everyday life
  - Aurignacian cave art
  - Symbolic expressions
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  - Research Team
    
    Carole FRITZ
    
    Jean-Jacques DELANNOY
    
    Philippe FOSSE
    
    Jean-Baptiste FOURVEL
    
    Nicolas FREREBEAU
    
    Diego GARATE
    
    Bernard GÉLY
    
    Dominique GENTY
    
    Nicolas LATEUR
    
    Antoine LAURENT
    
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    Philippe WALTER
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- - Discovery and protection
  - The discovery
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  - A High-security Cave
    
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  - A Fragile Setting
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    Marie BARDISA
    
    Charles CHAUVEAU
    
    Paulo RODRIGUES
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The Chauvet-Pont d'Arc cave

Discovered on Sunday 18 December 1994 by Jean-Marie Chauvet, Éliette Brunel and Christian Hillaire during a private speleological exploration, the Chauvet-Pont d'Arc cave is one of the oldest decorated Palaeolithic caves in the world.

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Roger Lombardot - Homo Botticelli
14 - Marie Bardisa - Structures
13 - Marie Bardisa - Protection and Preservation
76 - Jean-Michel Geneste - Your first visit
74 - Jean-Michel Geneste - Multidisciplinarity
73 - Jean-Michel Geneste - Young researchers and students
66 - Jean-Michel Geneste - Aurignacian people
65 - Jean-Michel Geneste - Studying the material culture
Pont d'Arc Cave
Interview with Marie Bardisa
Interview with Jean Clottes
Discovery of the Chauvet-Pont d'Arc Cave

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The Ardèche valley

The environment
The climate and flora
The Fauna
Archaeological sites

Humans of Chauvet-Pont d'Arc

The Aurignacians
The Gravettian presence
Everyday life
Aurignacian cave art
Symbolic expressions

Research

Research in the cave
Research Programme
Combined approaches
Research Team
Dissemination and promotion

Discovery and protection

The discovery
Scientific analysis and results
Immediate protection measures

Preserving the cave

Original preservation
A High-security cave
A Fragile setting
The State's administrative work
Preservation Perspectives

Cave Replica

The Grotte Chauvet 2
A Grand Project
A scientific and artistic restitution

Other Perspectives

Miquel Barceló
Vincent Corpet
Régis Debray
Roger Lombardot
Pierre Peju
Giuseppe Penone
Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Visit the cave

Brunel Chamber - South
Brunel Chamber – North
Chamber of the Bear Hollows
Cactus Gallery
Red Panels Gallery
Candle Gallery
Hillaire Chamber – South
Hillaire Chamber – North
Skull Chamber
Latticework Gallery
Megaloceros Gallery
End Chamber

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Glossary
Close up with cave painting
UNESCO
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