Red dots

In the Candle Gallery, the ceiling, which is very low in places, together with numerous concretions, reduces the space, giving the feeling of being in a narrow gallery. The active and gleaming concretions unknown to Palaeolithic humans include a stalagmite that gives the chamber its name.

People passed through the central axis of the gallery, the low edges of which are marked by small red punctuation marks visible when entering. Other black charcoal marks are visible from both directions. At each end of the gallery, a small hearth marks the passage; one of these has been dated to 30,000-31,000 calBP. Finally, a fragment of stalagmitic floor has been transported as far as the Hillaire Chamber; others have been adapted.