Sites & cities that bear the name of Les Combarelles

Les Combarelles

Today in : France
First trace of activity : 13,680 B.C.E
Last trace of activity : 11,380 B.C.E

Description : Les Combarelles is a cave in Les Eyzies de Tayac, Dordogne, France, which was inhabited by Cro-Magnon people between approximately 13,000 to 11,000 years ago. Holding more than 600 prehistoric engravings of animals and symbols, the two galleries in the cave were crucial in the re-evaluation of the mental and technical capabilities of these prehistoric humans around the turn of the last century.Formed by an underground river, the cave is approximately 300 m (980 ft) long with an average width of 1 m (3.3 ft).

See on map ยป