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Grotte du Vallonnet
43.7642° N, 7.4697° E
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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.
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Stone tools dated
c. 1–1.05 million years ago
Discovery by Marianne Poire
1958
First systematic excavations
1962
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