Ancient site · France · Partial ruin
Cosquer Cave
Cosquer Cave is a coastal limestone cave near Cap Morgiou, Marseille, known for prehistoric rock art panels accessed through an underwater entrance. The cave contains hundreds of Paleolithic paintings and hand stencils from two distinct Upper Paleolithic phases (Gravettian and Solutrean). The submarine entrance and submerged access gallery were discovered in the late 20th century; much of the original cave is now submerged by Holocene sea-level rise.
Its prime
19000 BC
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 19000 BC
What Cosquer Cave looked like in its prime.
A low-lying karst limestone cliff with a narrow gallery mouth opening into a vaulted subterranean system; interior walls of smooth, pale carbonate rock bear black and red pigment outlines and hand stencils, with areas of flaked and slightly abraded surfaces and patches of calcite crust. Chambers vary from narrow, tunnel-like passages to broader galleries with gently sloping floors and occasional dark pools where water collected after sea-level rise. Exterior setting is scrubby karst terrain and distant lowered shoreline.
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8 places to explore in 19000 BC.
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