Font-de-Gaume | |
 Cliff at Font-de-Gaume | |
  Location in France  Font-de-Gaume (France) | |
| Location | near Eyzies-de-Tayac, |
|---|---|
| Region | Dordogne, France |
| Coordinates | 44°56′13″N 1°1′36″E / 44.93694°N 1.02667°E |
| History | |
| Cultures | Magdalenian |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1901, |
| Archaeologists | Denis Peyrony |
| Official name | Font de Gaume |
| Part of | Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley |
| Criteria | Cultural: (i), (iii) |
| Reference | 85-003 |
| Inscription | 1979 (3rd Session) |
| Area | 5.216 ha (561,400 sq ft) |
Font-de-Gaume is a cave near Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil in the Dordogne department of south-west France. The cave contains prehistoric polychrome cave paintings and engravings dating to the Magdalenian period. Discovered in 1901, more than 200 images have been identified in Font-de-Gaume. Along with other nearby prehistoric archeological sites, Font-de-Gaume was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979 as the Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley.[1]
- ^ "Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 9 Oct 2021.