La grotte du GRAND ROC - Les abris de LAUGERIE BASSE

following the steps of Cro-Magnon men...

Pioneering prehistorians started searching here as soon as in 1863.
There, under natural shelters, men have followed one another for 1500 years.

The stratigraphic section discovered during the various excavation campaigns helps understand the successive occupation periods.
Studying the place mainly helps us better understand Cro-Magnon men, their environment, lifestyle, dietary habits, tools, hunting techniques, art, etc.

The first inhabitants in Laugerie Basse were contemporary to those artists who painted the walls of Font de Gaume, Altamira, Rouffignac, etc., but there are no paintings in Laugerie Basse, only some 600 works of art!

Our website introduces the main themes to be discovered when visiting Laugerie Basse.
Should you wish to follow the steps of our Cro-Magnon ancestors, you will find all the practical information in our pages.

Laugerie Basse is the only prehistoric site to be open to the pubic every day and all year round without reservation (except for groups).