Barry Troglodyte Village

The Barry Troglodyte Village is an archaeological site near Bollene in northwestern Vaucluse, France, perched on a forested hill overlooking the Rhone valley. It comprises a group of caves and stone buildings inhabited continuously from the Neolithic period until the early 20th century. Excavations have yielded Paleolithic arrowheads, Neolithic polished-stone axes, and other prehistoric tools. Most surviving structures date from the 17th to 19th centuries, including a 1706 chapel partly built into a cave. The village was abandoned after cliff collapses made it unsafe, and since 2009 access has been restricted to an outdoor marked trail.