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The Chauvet cave

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    Monumental
  • 11 April 2021
  • Marie Besse
    • Sciences, UNIGE
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Discovered in 1994 in the Ardèche region of France, the Chauvet cave is mankindʹs oldest masterpiece. The site features around a thousand paintings and engravings, mainly of animals.

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