Caves and shelters in Aquitaine

Sheltered in rock
24260 Savignac-de-Miremont

The Ferrassie prehistoric deposit, located in Savignac-de-Miremont, Dordogne, is a major site of the Upper Paleolithic, famous for its Neanderthal burials and archaeological remains dating from the Moustarian to the Aurignacian.

Ornate cave
24480 Le Buisson-de-Cadouin

The cave of Cussac, located at Buisson-de-Cadouin in the Dordogne, is a paleolithic adorned cave with more than 150 engravings and human burials dated about 25,000 years.

Ornate cave
24300 Teyjat

The cave of the Town Hall in Teyjat is a prehistoric site of the Upper Paleolithic, located in Dordogne, famous for its 48 Magdalenian engravings and its realistic parietal art dating back about 11,500 years B.C.E.

Ornate cave
24620 Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil

The Combarelles cave, located in the Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil in Dordogne, is a major site of Magdalenian parietal art, housing more than 600 prehistoric engravings dated from the Upper Paleolithic.

Prehistoric cave
40330 Brassempouy

The Pope's cave in Brassempouy, located in the Landes in New Aquitaine, is a major prehistoric site of the Upper Paleolithic, famous for its ivory statuettes, including the Lady of Brassempouy, discovered in 1894 in this karst network rich in Aurignacian and gravetian remains.

Prehistoric cave
40300 Sorde-l'Abbaye

The Duruthy Cave is a prehistoric rock shelter located in Sorde-l'Abbaye (Landes), occupied from the Upper Paleolithic to the Bronze Age, famous for its human remains and engraved bear teeth.

Ornate cave
24320 La Tour-Blanche-Cercles

The adorned cave of Jovelle, located at La Tour-Blanche-Cercles in Dordogne, is a prehistoric site of the Upper Paleolithic with animal engravings and archaeological remains.

Ornate cave
24530 Villars

The prehistoric cave of the Cluzeau in Villars, Dordogne, is a site adorned with the Upper Paleolithic, famous for its parietal paintings and underground network of 13 km. Ranked historic monument in 1958.