Trois Frères, Prehistoric art cave in Montesquieu-Avantès, France.
Located in the Ariège department of southwestern France, this 430-meter-deep cave contains more than 350 engravings and paintings of animals on its limestone walls.
The three Begouën brothers discovered the cave in 1914, leading to extensive archaeological studies by Henri Breuil between 1920 and 1938.
The cave features a notable engraving called The Sorcerer, positioned four meters high, depicting a figure combining human and animal characteristics from the Magdalenian period.
The cave forms part of a larger complex with Tuc d'Audoubert and Enlène caves, connected by a 65-meter passage carved by the Volp River.
Researchers identified the first known prehistoric insect representation on a bison bone fragment within the cave's archaeological collection.
Location: Montesquieu-Avantès
GPS coordinates: 43.03216,1.21210
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:39
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