Font-de-Gaume

Font-de-Gaume is a cave near Les Eyzies in the Dordogne department of south-west France. The cave contains prehistoric polychrome cave paintings and engravings dating to the Magdalenian period.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Museum of Prehistory and Cro-Magnon rock shelter.

National Museum of Prehistory

Museum

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The National Museum of Prehistory is a French institution founded in 1918 by Denis Peyrony in the commune of Les Eyzies-de-Tayac, in the Dordogne. Officially inaugurated on September 30, 1923, it is housed in what was formerly the Château de Tayac, purchased for this purpose by the State in 1913. National Museum of Prehistory is situated 1¼ km west of Font-de-Gaume.

Cro-Magnon rock shelter

Archaeological site

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Cro-Magnon is an Aurignacian site, located in a rock shelter in the commune of Les Eyzies, Dordogne, southwestern France. Most notably, it is the site of the discovery of anatomically modern human remains, apparently buried at the site, dated to about 28,000 years ago. Cro-Magnon rock shelter is situated 1½ km west of Font-de-Gaume.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sireuil and Peyzac-le-Moustier.

Sireuil

Village

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Sireuil is a village, which is situated 3½ km east of Font-de-Gaume.

Peyzac-le-Moustier

Village

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Peyzac-le-Moustier is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is known for the nearby archeological site of Le Moustier, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Peyzac-le-Moustier is situated 7 km northeast of Font-de-Gaume.