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The Christian Cave, also known as the Conduché Cave, is a prehistoric adorned cave located in the Lot department on the territory of the commune of Bouziès. It opens in a cliff overlooking the departmental road D 41, on the right bank of the Célé, near its confluence with the Lot. This cave belongs to a private owner and is not accessible to the public. It consists of four rooms and is distinguished by an abundance of inverted V signs, as well as representations of reindeer, characteristic of the average Magdalenian.

The cave was discovered in 1969 by Christian Kupiec, a member of the Quercy Speleological Group. It was classified as historical monuments on 7 February 1980. According to Michel Lorblanchet, a specialist in parietal art, the Christian cave is part of a "second group of adorned Quercy caves", alongside the caves of Sainte-Eulalie and Pergouset, which are distinguished by their reindeer representations, unlike the first group (Pech-Merle, Cugnac) focused on deer and bouquetins.

The bibliographic references refer to studies published in Gallia prehistory (1971, 1973) and the Bulletin de la Société préhistorique française (1971), confirming its archaeological importance. The cave is located approximately at the following address: 5047 Le Causse, 46320 Brengues, although its official address in the Mérimée base is 46330 Bouziès. Its GPS location is considered to be of poor accuracy (level 5/10).

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