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Grotte du Vallonnet

Lower Paleolithic cave in southeastern France

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Grotte du Vallonnet is an archaeological site located near Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, between Monaco and Menton, in France, that was first discovered in 1958. Stone tools found at the site have been dated to between 1 and 1.05 million years old, making it one of the earliest sites of human settlement known in Europe.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
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Bronze Age
Iron Age
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Stone tools dated

c. 1–1.05 million years ago

Discovery by Marianne Poire

1958

First systematic excavations

1962

Classification

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Domestic and Habitation Structures

Caves
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Rock SheltersModified CavesSoil Layers
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Food Production and Processing Features

Butchering Areas
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Country

France

Coordinates

43.76° N, 7.47° E