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Arago cave
42.8394° N, 2.7550° E
About
Arago cave is a prehistoric site in the community of Tautavel, in the department of Pyrénées-Orientales. It is a large cavity overlooking a perennial stream called the Verdouble. Human remains attributed to the Tautavel Man and the lithic remnants of the Lower Paleolithic were discovered in the cave.
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Major excavation yield
1967–1994
Tautavel Man fossil age
c. 450,000 years ago
Older tooth discovery announced
July 27, 2015
Systematic excavations begin
April 1964
Listed as historic monument
April 1965
Uranium–thorium dating limits
c. 700,000 years ago; c. 350,000 years ago
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