Grotte de Cussac
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The Grotte de Cussac is a cave located in the Dordogne river valley in Le Buisson-de-Cadouin, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France. It contains over 150 Paleolithic artworks, including engravings of bison, horses, mammoths, rhinoceroses, ibex, birds, enigmatic figures, and perhaps four female profiles, including one apparently notable for a rubenesque form common to pre-modern art. The cave's human remains, which include at least five individuals, represent one of the few associations of parietal works and human burials in Paleolithic Europe. The bones have been dated using carbon-14 measurements to approximately 25,000 years in age. The cave was discovered on September 30, 2000, by amateur speleologist Marc Delluc and announced by the French Ministry of Culture on December 8, 2000. The cave is currently under protection for scientific study and is not open to the public. The cave's artworks, estimated to be 25,000 years old, are almost exclusively engravings, often very large, made with stone tools on the walls or with fingers on clay soil. Pigments are limited to very few red dots. The art is similar in theme and style to that found in the Quercy caves, particularly Pech Merle.
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- Base Mérimée page@
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- listed in the general inventory of cultural heritage page@
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Location: 44.8297, 0.8481, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Abri Castanet ⓘ
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Abri de la Madeleine ⓘ
cave with prehistoric art -
Abri de Laussel ⓘ
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Abri du Poisson ⓘ
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Abri Reverdit ⓘ
paleolithic archaeological site in France -
Bara-Bahau Cave ⓘ
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Bernifal cave ⓘ
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Cap Blanc rock shelter ⓘ
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Cazelle Cave ⓘ
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Comarque Cave ⓘ
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Cro-Magnon site ⓘ
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falaise du Conte ⓘ
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Font-de-Gaume ⓘ
cave with prehistoric art -
Gisement préhistorique du Ruth ⓘ
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Gouffre de Proumeyssac ⓘ
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grotte d'Abzac ⓘ
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grotte de Cournazac ⓘ
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Grotte de Cussac ⓘ
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grotte de l'Oreille d'Enfer ⓘ
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grotte de la Calèvie ⓘ
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grotte de la Croze-à-Gontran ⓘ
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grotte de La Forêt ⓘ
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grotte de la Martine ⓘ
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Grotte de la Roche de Lalinde ⓘ
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grotte de Nancy ⓘ
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grotte de Puymartin ⓘ
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grotte des Combarelles ⓘ
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grotte dite Sous le Grand Lac ⓘ
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Grotte du Grand Roc ⓘ
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grotte du Pas-Estrét ⓘ
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grotte du Roc ⓘ
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grotte préhistorique de la Cavaille ⓘ
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grotte préhistorique de la Grèze ⓘ
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grotte préhistorique de la Muzardie ⓘ
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grotte préhistorique du Bison ⓘ
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Grottes de Maxange ⓘ
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La Ferrassie ⓘ
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La Mouthe cave ⓘ
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Laugerie-Haute ⓘ
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Les Combarelles ⓘ
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roc de Marsal ⓘ
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Ros De Saint-Crod ⓘ
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Rouffignac Cave ⓘ
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Cussac Cave - 1| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| link | page | monument historique inscrit page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Base Mérimée page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Cultural Inventory page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | listed in the general inventory of cultural heritage page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Maisons des Illustres page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | monument historique classé page@ | Wikidata | ||
| site | cave | Abri Castanet | cave with prehistoric art | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Abri de la Madeleine | prehistoric archaeological site, cave with prehistoric art | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Abri de Laussel | rock shelter, archaeological site | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Abri du Poisson | prehistoric archaeological site, cave with prehistoric art | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Abri Reverdit | rock shelter | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Bara-Bahau Cave | cave with prehistoric art | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Bernifal cave | cave with prehistoric art | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Cap Blanc rock shelter | prehistoric archaeological site, cave with prehistoric art | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Cazelle Cave | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Comarque Cave | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Cro-Magnon site | prehistoric archaeological site, cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | falaise du Conte | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Font-de-Gaume | prehistoric archaeological site, cave with prehistoric art, show cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Gisement préhistorique du Ruth | archaeological site, cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Gouffre de Proumeyssac | pit cave, show cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | grotte d'Abzac | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | grotte de Cournazac | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Grotte de Cussac | cave with prehistoric art | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | grotte de l'Oreille d'Enfer | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | grotte de la Calèvie | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | grotte de la Croze-à-Gontran | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | grotte de La Forêt | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | grotte de la Martine | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Grotte de la Roche de Lalinde | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | grotte de Nancy | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | grotte de Puymartin | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | grotte des Combarelles | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | grotte dite Sous le Grand Lac | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Grotte du Grand Roc | prehistoric archaeological site, cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | grotte du Pas-Estrét | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | grotte du Roc | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | grotte préhistorique de la Cavaille | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | grotte préhistorique de la Grèze | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | grotte préhistorique de la Muzardie | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | grotte préhistorique du Bison | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Grottes de Maxange | show cave, cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | La Ferrassie | archaeological site, cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | La Mouthe cave | prehistoric archaeological site, cave with prehistoric art | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Laugerie-Haute | prehistoric archaeological site, cave with prehistoric art | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Les Combarelles | cave with prehistoric art, paleolithic site, show cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | roc de Marsal | archaeological site, cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Ros De Saint-Crod | cave with prehistoric art, show cave, cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Rouffignac Cave | cave with prehistoric art, show cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Unknown | rock shelter | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Entree grotte Cussac | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Entree grotte Cussac | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Cussac Cave - 1 | Commons | ||
