Pair-non-Pair Cave

Pair-non-Pair Cave
Xabi Rome-Hérault · CC BY 3.0

The Pair-non-Pair Cave is located near the village of Prignac-et-Marcamps in the Gironde department of southwestern France. Discovered in 1881, the cave contains remarkable prehistoric parietal engravings. These petroglyphs rank among the oldest known examples of Paleolithic art, dating to approximately 30,000–25,000 BP during the Aurignacian period.[1]

TypeCave Structures
Period500 BC - 1 AD
CountryFrance
Coordinates45.0168° N, 0.4833° W

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