| Caves of Arcy-sur-Cure | |
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| (in French) fr:Grottes d'Arcy-sur-Cure | |
 Mammoth in Arcy-sur-Cure | |
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| Location | Arcy-sur-Cure, Yonne, Burgundy, France |
| Coordinates | 47°35′30″N 3°45′59″E / 47.591547°N 3.76628°E |
| Discovery | ancient |
| Geology | Jurassic limestone[1] |
| Features | Decorated caves. Listed Heritage Monument (1992)[2] |
| Website | http://www.grottes-arcy.net/ |
Lake in the Fairies cave - old postcard
"Salle de la Boucherie" -
old postcard
old postcard
View from the entrance of the Fairies cave - old postcard
The caves of Arcy-sur-Cure are a series of caves located on the commune of Arcy-sur-Cure, Burgundy, France. Some of them contained archaeological artefacts, from the Mousterian to Gallo-Roman times.
Some hold remarkable parietal art, the second oldest presently known after those of the Chauvet cave. Another notable characteristic of these caves is the time-long series of pollen, related to determined and consistent archaeological levels.[3]
Between 1947 and 1963, they were searched by the French prehistorians Arlette and André Leroi-Gourhan.[3] Listed monument historique (Heritage Monument) in 1992,[2] they are partially open to the public.
- ^ Leroy-Gourhan 1964, p. 2.
- ^ a b Base Mérimée: Grottes d'Arcy-sur-Cure, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ a b Leroy-Gourhan 1964, p. 1.