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Villars Cave
Grotte de Villars
Petit Cheval Bleu
Villars Cave in France
Villars Cave in France
location in France
Alternative nameGrotte du Cluzeau
LocationVillars
RegionDordogne
Coordinates45°26′32.1″N 0°47′6.6″E / 45.442250°N 0.785167°E / 45.442250; 0.785167
History
Periodslate Upper Paleolithic
CulturesMagdalenian
Associated withPaleo Humans

The Villars Cave, in French Grotte de Villars or Grotte du Cluzeau, was occupied during the Lower Magdalenian by Cro-Magnon hunter-gatherers. The cave is part of the French commune of Villars in the northern Dordogne département. Besides its enormous wealth in beautiful stalactites, stalagmites and similar calcite deposits it contains cave paintings and some engravings. The Villars Cave and the Rouffignac Cave are the biggest known cave systems in the Dordogne.

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