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🏔️ Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley

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🏔️ Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley
Paleolithic art and habitation sites in the Dordogne region, France, spanning 400,000 years


🕐 3 min read · Updated 11 Apr 2026 at 08:11

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

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  • Location: Dordogne region, southwest France
  • Time span: 400,000 years of human occupation and art
  • Major sites: Lascaux, Font-de-Gaume, Les Combarelles, Abri Pataud
  • UNESCO inscription: 1979

The Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley are a cluster of archaeological locations in the ...

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