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The river of bones in the Bauges Chamber

J. Clottes2005/2005

Grotte Chauvet - UNESCO World Heritage Site

Grotte Chauvet - UNESCO World Heritage Site
Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, France

The entrance to the Bauges Chamber hosts a roughly linear pile of more than 1000 cave bear bones. This huge accumulation is due to runoff of water from the entrance to the cave when it was open more than 21,500 years ago.

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  • Title: The river of bones in the Bauges Chamber
  • Creator: J. Clottes
  • Date Created: 2005/2005
Grotte Chauvet - UNESCO World Heritage Site

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