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EAN13
9782811000493
Éditeur
Le Dauphiné libéré
Date de publication
1 février 2015
Collection
LES PATRIMOINES
Nombre de pages
51
Dimensions
21 x 15 x 0,4 cm
Poids
150 g
Langue
eng
Langue originale
fre

The Chauvet-Pont D'Arc Cave, Prehistoric Sanctuary

Jean Clottes

Le Dauphiné libéré

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Early in 1995, the world learned of the dramatic discovery of the Chauvet-Pont d'Arc cave. Hundreds of animal paintings of outstanding aesthetic quality were found in the cave, in a region where several Ice Age painted caves were already known, but none of high quality. The species mainly depicted – woolly rhinoceros, cave lions, mammoths – were rare elsewhere. The cave's exceptional quality was further demonstrated a few months later when radiocarbon dating showed it to be the oldest painted cave in Europe. Since 1998, a team of scientists has been studying all its aspects. Jean Clottes was in charge of the project at first, until his colleague Jean-Michel Geneste took over. Here he recounts this amazing adventure.Par Jean Clottes.
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