Grotte du Moulin, Classified historical monument cave in Bize-Minervois, France.
The Grotte du Moulin features limestone chambers with stalactites and stalagmites formed through thousands of years of mineral deposits and water erosion.
Discovered in 1826 by Paul Tournal, this cave revealed important Paleolithic artifacts from Magdalenian, Solutrean, Aurignacian and Mousterian periods spanning prehistoric human occupation.
The cave contains rare engravings in deep chambers that demonstrate artistic and symbolic activities by early human inhabitants, making it significant for prehistoric art research.
Access to the cave is restricted to researchers and guided tours to preserve archaeological vestiges, with conservation programs protecting the site from deterioration.
This site provided crucial evidence for human antiquity in the 19th century when coexistence of humans with fossil species was not widely accepted.
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