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Grotte de la Balauzière

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Site type:
Cave
Site function:
Habitation site
Lat/Long:
43.94, 4.52
Country:
France
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The Grotte de la Balauzière is a site of prehistoric settlement occupied from the Middle Paleolithic to the Neolithic. The cave is located in the commune of Vers-Pont-du-Gard, in the French department of Gard.

Concerning prehistory, ancient excavations have yielded human occupations of the Mousterian (Mousterian Quina), Aurignacian (ancient Aurignacian), probably Gravettian and Neolithic periods.

In the Middle Ages, a hermitage was built around the cave, encompassing it. The building is now in ruins.