Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley

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Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley are a group of renowned Paleolithic archaeological sites in southwestern France, famous for their exceptionally well-preserved cave art and evidence of early modern human life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
prehistoric archaeological site complex
associatedWithHumanSpecies Homo sapiens
Neanderthals
containsArtDepicting abstract signs
aurochs
bison
deer
horses
ibex
mammoths
containsSite Abri du Poisson
Bernifal Cave
Cap Blanc rock shelter
Combarelles Cave
Font-de-Gaume Cave
La Ferrassie rock shelter
La Laugerie-Basse
La Laugerie-Haute
La Madeleine rock shelter
La Micoque
La Roque Saint-Christophe
Lascaux Cave
linked to: Lascaux cave

Le Moustier rock shelter
Rouffignac Cave
country France
earliestOccupation Lower Paleolithic
governedBy French Ministry of Culture
hasSignificance evidence for early modern human culture in Europe
exceptional preservation of prehistoric art
reference sequence for European Paleolithic archaeology
hasTheme Paleolithic daily life
prehistoric fauna depictions
symbolic and ritual behavior
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
inscriptionYear 1979
knownFor archaeological stratigraphy
engravings
parietal paintings
prehistoric cave art
prehistoric rock shelters
locatedAlong Vézère River
locatedIn Vézère Valley
locatedInDepartment Dordogne
locatedInRegion Nouvelle-Aquitaine
locatedInSubregion Périgord Noir
linked to: Périgord
locatedNear Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
Montignac-Lascaux
linked to: Lascaux cave
partOf World Heritage List
periodRepresented Paleolithic
Upper Paleolithic
linked to: Upper Palaeolithic
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UNESCOSiteId 85

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World Heritage Sites in France includesSite Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley
Vézère River hasHeritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site (prehistoric sites and decorated caves of the Vézère Valley)
linked to: Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley
Lascaux partOf Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley
subject linked to: Lascaux cave
Vézère Valley heritageDesignation Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley
Aquitaine hasUNESCOSite Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley
Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil knownFor UNESCO World Heritage prehistoric sites of the Vézère Valley
linked to: Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley