Les Gravures et Peintures Prehistoriques de Rouffignac
[Prehistoric Engravings and Paintings of Rouffignac]
Robert Roman, President - Founder of the Society of Ariège Préhistoirque in collaboration with Charles and Louis Plassard, owners Cro Granville.
L'Abbé Henri Breuil, Honorary professor the
Prehistoric Engravings and Paintings of Rouffignac
were scientifically discovered June 29, 1956 by Professor Louis René Nougier, director of the Institute of Prehistoric Art at the University of Toulouse.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Anthropology & Archaeology. A significant historical date for this entry is June 29, 1922.
Location. 45° 0.528′ N, 0° 59.258′ E. Marker is in Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin-de-Reil, Nouvelle-Aquitaine (New Aquitaine), in Dordogne. Marker can be reached from Route D31. This marker is located at the cave entrance. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin-de-Reil, Nouvelle-Aquitaine 24580, France. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 26 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. L’Émergence du Christianisme (approx. 7.9 kilometers away); Georges Grant MacCurdy (approx. 7.9 kilometers away); Chateau Feodal de Beynac (approx. 22.5 kilometers away); La Dordogne et la navigation (approx. 24.9 kilometers away); Géologie, écologie et histoire de La Malartrie (approx. 25.1 kilometers away); Les Gabares (approx. 25.6 kilometers away).
Also see . . .
1. Rouffignac Cave. "The Cave of the hundred mammoths, also known as Miremont cave, Cro des Cluzeau or Cro de Granville, is situated about 5 kilometers south of Rouffignac on a hill slope along the right hand side of the La Binche river, a left tributary of the Manaurie." (Submitted on October 19, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)
2. Rouffignac Cave - La Grotte de Rouffignac, ice age art. "The cave of Rouffignac, La Grotte de Rouffignac, containing ice age art has been known for centuries and was described in 1575 by Francois de Belleforest. It is located in the heart of the Perigord, between Bergerac and Sarlat in the Dordogne region." (Submitted on October 19, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)
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