Grotte Chauvet-Pont d'Arc

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Grotte_Chauvet-Pont_d'Arc
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkb:cave
gptkbp:access restricted to researchers
gptkbp:age about 36,000 years
gptkbp:contains prehistoric cave paintings
parietal art
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Eliette_Brunel
gptkb:Jean-Marie_Chauvet
gptkb:Christian_Hillaire
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1994
gptkbp:fauna_depicted gptkb:deer
owls
wolves
bears
bison
foxes
horses
mammoths
lions
red deer
ibex
leopards
antelopes
wild goats
aurochs
rhinoceroses
panthers
cave hyenas
megaloceros
gptkbp:features hand stencils
charcoal drawings
animal depictions
red ochre drawings
gptkbp:hasReplica gptkb:Caverne_du_Pont-d'Arc
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Grotte Chauvet-Pont d'Arc
gptkbp:length about 400 meters
gptkbp:literaryPeriod gptkb:Aurignacian
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ardèche
gptkbp:maximumDepth about 25 meters
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Jean-Marie_Chauvet
gptkbp:near gptkb:Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
gptkbp:notableFor oldest known figurative cave paintings
well-preserved prehistoric art
gptkbp:preserves exceptional
gptkbp:region gptkb:Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 2014
yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pont_d'Arc
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7