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Rouffignac Cave
Grotte de Rouffignac
Rouffignac Cave
Rouffignac Cave
Rouffignac Cave in France
Rouffignac Cave in France
Location in France
Rouffignac Cave in France
Rouffignac Cave in France
Rouffignac Cave (France)
Alternative nameCave of the hundred mammoths, Miremont cave, Cro des Cluzeau, Cro de Granville
LocationRouffignac-Saint-Cernin-de-Reilhac
RegionDordogne, France
Coordinates45°00′32″N 0°59′15″E / 45.00889°N 0.98750°E / 45.00889; 0.98750
History
CulturesMagdalenian
Site notes
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official nameCro de Granville (cro de Rouffignac)
Part ofPrehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley
CriteriaCultural: (i), (iii)
Reference85-012
Inscription1979 (3rd Session)
Area51.76 ha (0.1998 sq mi)

The Rouffignac cave, in the French commune of Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin-de-Reilhac in the Dordogne département, contains over 250 engravings and cave paintings dating back to the Upper Paleolithic. In conjunction with other caves and abris of the Vézère valley, the Rouffignac cave was classified a Monument historique in 1957 and a World Heritage Site in 1979 by UNESCO as part of the Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley.[1]

  1. ^ "Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved October 9, 2021.

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