La Roche-Cotard Cave, Prehistoric cave in Langeais, France.
The natural cave opens into a limestone cliff and extends 60 meters with multiple corridors and a secondary entrance to the west.
The first excavations in 1912 uncovered four connected chambers containing animal bones and stone tools from the Mousterian period.
The finger engravings discovered on the walls date back 75,000 years, proving Neanderthal artistic capabilities before Homo sapiens arrived.
The site contains four distinct sections named Roche-Cotard I, II, III, and IV, each presenting different archaeological levels.
A local flint block, named the Mousterian mask, measuring 10.55 centimeters in width displays shaped features suggesting a human or animal face.
Location: Langeais
GPS coordinates: 47.33700,0.43075
Latest update: March 14, 2025 01:55
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