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Cougnac Cave

France · Europe
Prehistoric cave art at Cougnac Cave© Photo: Don Hitchcock, donsmaps.com · CC BY-SA 4.0
Notable

Megaloceros with enormous antlers painted amid cascading stalactites

Age
~25,000 yrs
Period
Gravettian–Solutrean
Setting
Cave
Art form
Paintings
Discovered
1952
Status
Open to Visitors
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A cave combining spectacular natural speleothem formations with prehistoric paintings. Features rare depictions of the megaloceros — a giant deer with immense antlers — alongside hand stencils and ibex set among calcite cascades.

Gallery

Notable Features

  • ◦ Megaloceros (Giant Deer)
  • ◦ Hand Stencils
  • ◦ Ibex Panel

Depicted Subjects

MegalocerosIbexMammothsHuman Hands

Plan a Visit

AccessThis cave can be visited.
Sources & Further Reading
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