Cave and archaeological site with prehistoric art in France
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late Upper Paleolithic, 17,000 to 11,000 years ago
Cultures
Magdalenian
Associated with
Paleo Humans
Site notes
Archaeologists
Emile Cartailhac
The Cave of Niaux (French: Grotte de Niaux) is located in the Niaux commune, Ariège département in southwestern France as part of a wider geological system that includes the Sabart Cave and Lombrives Cave in the hill of Cap de la Lesse de Bialac.
The Niaux Cave's system is complex and has a combined length of more than 14 km (8.70 mi) of underground passages and chambers. An archaeological site with a documented history of Paleo-human presence, Niaux contains numerous distinct areas and galleries of carefully drawn and vivid wall paintings, executed in a black-outlined style typical of the classic Magdalenian period, between 17,000 and 11,000 years ago.[1][2][3]
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