Grotte de Cotencher

The Grotte de Cotencher is a cave in the Jura Mountains located in the Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. It is a high-altitude Mousterian site, the first of its kind discovered in Switzerland in 1867, and it has served as a reference for research on the fauna contemporary with the Mousterian since the first major excavations.

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Cave
Description: cave and archaeological site in Rochefort in the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Also known as
“Cotencher, Palaeolithic residential cave”
“Hohle von Cotencher”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Le Château, ruins of Rochefort castle - Middle Ages and Chambrelien railway station.

Le Château, ruins of Rochefort castle - Middle Ages

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Castle

Le Château, ruins of Rochefort castle - Middle Ages is situated 410 metres northwest of Grotte de Cotencher.

Chambrelien railway station

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Railway station

Chambrelien railway station is a railway station… Chambrelien railway station is situated 1 km northeast of Grotte de Cotencher.

Rocher des Tablettes

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Peak

The Rocher des Tablettes is a mountain of the Jura…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bôle and Boudry.

Bôle

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Village

Bôle is a former municipality in the district of Boudry in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. Bôle is situated 2½ km east of Grotte de Cotencher.

Boudry

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Village

Boudry is a municipality in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. Boudry is situated 3 km southeast of Grotte de Cotencher.

Bevaix

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Village

Bevaix is a former municipality in the district of Boudry in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. Bevaix is situated 4 km south of Grotte de Cotencher.