Chauvet DJ

The Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave in the Ardèche department of southeastern France is a cave that contains some of the best-preserved figurative cave paintings in the world, as well as other evidence of Upper Paleolithic life. It is located near the commune of Vallon-Pont-d'Arc on a limestone cliff above the former bed of the river Ardèche, in the Gorges de l'Ardèche.
  • Location: Ardèche, France
  • Criteria: Cultural: i, iii
  • Reference: 1426
  • Inscription: 2014 (38th Session)
  • Area: 9 ha
  • Buffer zone: 1,353 ha

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