Grotte de Villars | |
_dordogne_-24-_photo_3_cropped.jpg) Petit Cheval Bleu | |
  location in France | |
| Alternative name | Grotte du Cluzeau |
|---|---|
| Location | Villars |
| Region | Dordogne |
| Coordinates | 45°26′32.1″N 0°47′6.6″E / 45.442250°N 0.785167°E |
| History | |
| Periods | late Upper Paleolithic |
| Cultures | Magdalenian |
| Associated with | Paleo Humans |
The Villars Cave, in French Grotte de Villars or Grotte du Cluzeau, was occupied during the Lower Magdalenian by Cro-Magnon hunter-gatherers. The cave is part of the French commune of Villars in the northern Dordogne département. Besides its enormous wealth in beautiful stalactites, stalagmites and similar calcite deposits it contains cave paintings and some engravings. The Villars Cave and the Rouffignac Cave are the biggest known cave systems in the Dordogne.