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.

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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
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
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
surface form: Occitanie region

Southern France
surface form: southern France
openedToPublic 1920s
tourismType cultural tourism
heritage tourism

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Occitanie hasNotableCave Grotte de Pech Merle
Lot contains Grotte de Pech Merle
this entity surface form: Pech Merle cave
Lot hasHeritageSite Grotte de Pech Merle
this entity surface form: Pech Merle prehistoric cave paintings
Regional Natural Park of Causses du Quercy hasNaturalAttraction Grotte de Pech Merle
this entity surface form: Peche Merle cave
Lot department contains Grotte de Pech Merle
subject surface form: Lot (department)
this entity surface form: Pech Merle cave
André David placeOfActivity Grotte de Pech Merle
this entity surface form: Pech Merle cave
André David associatedWith Grotte de Pech Merle
this entity surface form: Pech Merle cave paintings
Caves of Occitanie hasExample Grotte de Pech Merle
Cabrerets hasSite Grotte de Pech Merle
Cabrerets knownFor Grotte de Pech Merle
this entity surface form: Pech Merle cave paintings
Cabrerets hasHeritageSite Grotte de Pech Merle
this entity surface form: Pech Merle prehistoric cave
spotted horses panel locatedIn Grotte de Pech Merle
subject surface form: Spotted Horses panel
spotted horses panel partOf Grotte de Pech Merle
subject surface form: Spotted Horses panel
this entity surface form: Grotte de Pech Merle prehistoric art site