Layer by layer : the Upper Palaeolithic at Mas d’Azil cave revealed

Exploration along the right bank of the Arize in the cave of Mas d’Azil. Image : © Marc Jarry / Inrap

Mas d’Azil is an immense cave and is one of the major prehistoric sites in France. Classed as an historic monument since 1942, it is also a very popular tourist site. The construction of a visitor centre and site path by the commune of Mas d’Azil requires archaeological intervention and two phases have already been completed. The first; a trench to house the buried pipes that traverse the road and the second; the visitor centre located inside the cave.

Article : 15 mai 2012, Past Horizons