Pech Merle cave

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Q1758359




Pech Merle is a French hillside cave at Cabrerets, in the Lot département of the Occitania region, about 32 kilometres east of Cahors, by road. It is one of the few prehistoric cave painting sites in France that remains open to the general public, albeit with an entry fee. Encompassing two levels and spanning over 2 km (1.24 mi) in area—of which only 1,200 m (3,900 ft) are open to the public—are caverns, wells and sloping tunnels, the walls of which are painted with dramatic, prehistoric murals dating from the Gravettian culture. But some of the paintings and engravings may date from the later Magdalenian era.

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show cave, cave with prehistoric art, paleolithic site, Q142, 

  • Base Mérimée page@
  • Cultural Inventory page@
  • listed in the general inventory of cultural heritage page@
  • Maisons des Illustres page@
  • monument historique classé page@
  • monument historique inscrit page@
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Location: 44.5081, 1.6444, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • abri de Lagrave ⓘ
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    cave in France
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    cave in France
  • Grotte de Coudoulous ⓘ
  • grotte de Foissac ⓘ
    cave with prehistoric art in southwestern France
  • grotte de la Bigourdane ⓘ
    cave in France
  • grotte de Sainte-Eulalie ⓘ
    cave in France
  • grotte des Escabasses ⓘ
    cave in France
  • grotte du Cantal ⓘ
    cave in France
  • Grotte du Cirque ⓘ
  • grotte du Cuzoul des Brasconnies ⓘ
    cave in France
  • grotte du Moulin ⓘ
    cave in France
  • Grotte du Pech d'Arsou ⓘ
    cave in France
  • grotte ornée de Saint-Géry ⓘ
    cave in France
  • grottes de Marcenac ⓘ
    cave in France
  • Grottes de Presque ⓘ
    cave in France
  • Igue de la Crousate ⓘ
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    decorated cave in southwestern France
  • Roucadour (Thémines, Lot) ⓘ
    cave in France
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Prehistoric negative hand print from Pech Merle Cave in Le Lot, FrancePrehistoric negative hand print from Pech Merle Cave in Le Lot, France
Prehistoric negative hand print from Pech Merle Cave in Le Lot, FrancePrehistoric negative hand print from Pech Merle Cave in Le Lot, France
Pech Merle cave, paintingPech Merle cave, painting
Entrance to Pech MerleEntrance to Pech Merle
Cabrerets - 2014-09-21 - i3034Cabrerets - 2014-09-21 - i3034
Pech Merle (35169876874)Pech Merle (35169876874)
Pech Merle (35169882674)Pech Merle (35169882674)
Pech Merle (35169872474)Pech Merle (35169872474)
Pech Merle (35198789883)Pech Merle (35198789883)
Pech Merle (35169867614)Pech Merle (35169867614)
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
linkpageBase Mérimée page@Wikidata
linkpageCultural Inventory 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
sitecaveabri de Lagravecave with prehistoric art, rock shelterWikidata
sitecaveGouffre des Vitarellespit caveWikidata
sitecavegrotte CarriotcaveWikidata
sitecavegrotte ChristiancaveWikidata
sitecaveGrotte de Coudoulousprehistoric archaeological site, caveWikidata
sitecavegrotte de Foissaccave with prehistoric artWikidata
sitecavegrotte de la BigourdanecaveWikidata
sitecavegrotte de Sainte-EulaliecaveWikidata
sitecavegrotte des EscabassescaveWikidata
sitecavegrotte du CantalcaveWikidata
sitecaveGrotte du CirquecaveWikidata
sitecavegrotte du Cuzoul des BrasconniescaveWikidata
sitecavegrotte du MoulincaveWikidata
sitecaveGrotte du Pech d'Arsoucave with prehistoric artWikidata
sitecavegrotte ornée de Saint-Gérycave with prehistoric artWikidata
sitecavegrottes de MarcenaccaveWikidata
sitecaveGrottes de Presqueshow caveWikidata
sitecaveIgue de la CrousatecaveWikidata
sitecavePech Merle cavecave with prehistoric art, show cave, paleolithic siteWikidata
sitecaveRoucadour (Thémines, Lot)caveWikidata
commonsimagePrehistoric negative hand print from Pech Merle Cave in Le Lot, France Commons
commonsimagePrehistoric negative hand print from Pech Merle Cave in Le Lot, France Commons
commonsimagePech Merle cave, painting Commons
commonsimageEntrance to Pech Merle Commons
commonsimageCabrerets - 2014-09-21 - i3034 Commons
commonsimagePech Merle (35169876874) Commons
commonsimagePech Merle (35169882674) Commons
commonsimagePech Merle (35169872474) Commons
commonsimagePech Merle (35198789883) Commons
commonsimagePech Merle (35169867614) Commons
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