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Nature Attractions In Arcy-sur-Cure

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Chablis Vititours

Chantier Medieval de Guedelon

Grottes d'Arcy-sur-Cure

Basilique Sainte Madeleine

Abbaye de Fontenay

Prieure des Sources

Château de Sully-sur-Loire

Nigloland

Arcy-sur-Cure is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. The caves of Arcy-sur-Cure, just south of the commune, hold the second-oldest cave paintings known, after those of Chauvet Cave. Archeological remains at the Grotte du Renne were taken to provide evidence that Neanderthals had modern human behavior, but this is now doubted.
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Nature Attractions In Arcy-sur-Cure

1. Grottes d'Arcy-sur-Cure Arcy Sur Cure
The Grotte du Renne is one of the many caves at Arcy-sur-Cure in France, an archaeological site of the Middle/Upper Paleolithic period in the Yonne departement, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. It contains Châtelperronian lithic industry and Neanderthal remains. Grotte du Renne has been argued to provide the best evidence that Neanderthals developed aspects of modern behaviour before contact with modern humans, but this has been challenged by radiological dates, which suggest mixing of later human artifacts with Neanderthal remains. However, it has also been argued that the radiometric dates have been affected by post-recovery contamination, and statistical testing suggests the association between Neanderthal remains, Châtelperronian artefacts and personal ornaments is genuine, not the result o...
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