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Salpêtrière Prehistoric Shelter

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Salpêtrière Prehistoric Shelter

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  • Location: Vers-Pont-Du-Gard, Nimes, Occitania, France

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    December 20, 2021

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    The Grotto of Salpétrière is a Stone Age camp site under an overhanging massive rock, right next to the Gallo-Roman aqueduct of the Pont du Gard.
    It is the eponymous site of the Salpétrien, a Paleolithic culture that dates back to around 19,000 years before the present
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    Half-open large cave washed out of the natural limestone. Inaccessible.
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    The Salpêtrière cave was used from the Middle to the Neolithic.
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    Location: Vers-Pont-Du-Gard, Nimes, Occitania, France

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