Pair-non-Pair

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The Pair-non-Pair Cave is located near the village of Prignac-et-Marcamps, Aquitaine:Gironde (33) department in France. Only discovered in 1881 it is known for remarkable prehistoric parietal engravings - petroglyphic representations of wild animals, "which rank among the most ancient examples of art made by prehistoric" humans, dating back to between 30,000 and 25,000 BP, the Aurignacian cultural period of the Upper Paleolithic.

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  • listed in the general inventory of cultural heritage page@
  • Maisons des Illustres page@
  • monument historique classé page@
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Location: 45.039, -0.5018, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Pair-non-Pair
    cave in France
  • Ramade Tunnel
    railway tunnel in France
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    linkpageBase Mérimée page@Wikidata
    linkpagelisted in the general inventory of cultural heritage page@Wikidata
    linkpageMaisons des Illustres page@Wikidata
    linkpagemonument historique classé page@Wikidata
    linkpagemonument historique inscrit page@Wikidata
    sitecavePair-non-Paircave with prehistoric artWikidata
    sitetunnelRamade Tunnelrailway tunnel, Société nationale des chemins de fer françaisWikidata
    commonsimageEntrée de Pair-non-Pair Commons
    commonsimageGravure rupestre (mammouth) Commons
    commonsimageEntrée de Pair-non-Pair Commons