Chauvet Cave

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkb:cave
gptkbp:age about 30,000 to 32,000 years old
gptkbp:conservationStatus protected
gptkbp:contains prehistoric cave paintings
fossilized remains
prehistoric footprints
gptkbp:coordinates 44.3872° N, 4.4158° E
gptkbp:depicts gptkb:deer
bears
bison
horses
mammoths
lions
aurochs
rhinoceroses
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Jean-Marie_Chauvet
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1994
gptkbp:features hand stencils
abstract markings
images of animals
gptkbp:hasReplica gptkb:Caverne_du_Pont-d’Arc
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chauvet Cave
gptkbp:length about 400 meters
gptkbp:literaryPeriod gptkb:Aurignacian
gptkb:Upper_Paleolithic
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ardèche,_France
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:French_Ministry_of_Culture
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Jean-Marie_Chauvet
gptkbp:nearby gptkb:Ardèche_River
gptkbp:notableFinds bear skulls
charcoal remains
human footprints
stone hearths
gptkbp:notableFor well-preserved Paleolithic art
gptkbp:numberOfAnimalSpeciesDepicted at least 13
gptkbp:numberOfBooks over 1,000
gptkbp:openToPublic not open to the public
gptkbp:protectedBy restricted access
gptkbp:significance one of the oldest known decorated caves
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Jean_Clottes
French archaeologists
gptkbp:technique gptkb:engraver
charcoal drawing
ochre painting
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 2014
yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Paleolithic
gptkb:Late_Pleistocene
gptkb:Upper_Paleolithic
gptkb:Cave_of_Forgotten_Dreams
gptkb:Chauvet_Cave_paintings
gptkb:Upper_Paleolithic_Age
gptkb:Paleolithic_period
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6