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Grotte de l'Éléphant
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- Site type:
- Cave
- Site function:
- Habitation site, Decor cave
- Lat/Long:
- 43.07, 0.56
- Country:
- France
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The Grotte de l'Éléphant, or Grotte de Gourdan, is an ornate cave located on the territory of the commune of Gourdan-Polignan, in the Haute-Garonne department, in the Occitanie region of southern France. It was occupied during the the Aurignacian, Magdalenian, and Azilian. Its wall engravings are notable for their position close enough to the entrance of the cave to be illuminated by natural light, in association with a habitat.
The archaeological material collected shows a Magdalenian occupation with an Azilian tendency.