Grotte de Pech Merle
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Grotte de Pech Merle is a famous prehistoric cave in southern France renowned for its well-preserved Paleolithic wall paintings and engravings.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pech Merle cave | 1 |
| Pech Merle prehistoric cave paintings | 1 |
| Peche Merle cave | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
prehistoric cave
ⓘ
show cave ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| containsDepictionOf |
bison
ⓘ
geometric signs ⓘ horses ⓘ human figures ⓘ human hands ⓘ mammoths ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
André David
ⓘ
Henri Dutetre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| estimatedAge | about 25,000 years BP ⓘ |
| hasArtCulture |
Gravettian
ⓘ
Magdalenian ⓘ |
| hasArtPeriod |
Stone Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Paleolithic
|
| hasArtTechnique |
charcoal drawing
ⓘ
engraving ⓘ finger tracing ⓘ spray painting ⓘ |
| hasConservationMeasure |
controlled lighting
ⓘ
regulated humidity ⓘ restricted visitor numbers ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalType | limestone cave ⓘ |
| hasLength | approximately 1.5 kilometers of galleries ⓘ |
| hasManagement | local authorities of Cabrerets ⓘ |
| hasNearbyRiver | Célé River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
engravings
ⓘ
natural concretions ⓘ negative hand stencils ⓘ prehistoric wall paintings ⓘ spotted horses panel ⓘ stalactites ⓘ stalagmites ⓘ |
| hasOnSiteMuseum | Musée de préhistoire du Pech Merle ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus | historic monument of France ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
important for study of prehistoric symbolism
ⓘ
major site of Paleolithic parietal art ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Pech Merle cave system ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cabrerets
ⓘ
Lot department ⓘ Occitanie region NERFINISHED ⓘ southern France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedToPublic | 1920s ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pech Merle prehistoric cave paintings
this entity surface form:
Peche Merle cave