The Chauvet-Pont d'Arc cave

• Date de parution : 01/02/2015
• Editeur : Le Dauphine Libere
• EAN : 9782811000493
• Série : (-)
• Support : Papier

• Nombre de pages : 50
• Collection : LES PATRIMOINES
• Genre : Tourisme & Voyages
• Thème : Voyages / Tourisme / Géographie en langue anglaise
• Prix littéraire(s) : (-)

Early in 1995, the world learned of the dramatic discovery of the Chauvet-Pont d'Arc cave. Hundreds of animal paintings of outstanding aesthetic quality were found in the cave, in a region where several Ice Age painted caves were already known, but none of high quality. The species mainly... Voir plus

Early in 1995, the world learned of the dramatic discovery of the Chauvet-Pont d'Arc cave. Hundreds of animal paintings of outstanding aesthetic quality were found in the cave, in a region where several Ice Age painted caves were already known, but none of high quality. The species mainly depicted - woolly rhinoceros, cave lions, mammoths - were rare elsewhere. The cave's exceptional quality was further demonstrated a few months later when radiocarbon dating showed it to be the oldest painted cave in Europe. Since 1998, a team of scientists has been studying all its aspects. Jean Clottes was in charge of the project at first, until his colleague Jean-Michel Geneste took over. Here he recounts this amazing adventure.