Il y a 35 000 ans, les Aurignaciens, premiers hommes modernes à occuper la grotte du Mas d'Azil
21 May 2015
Discoveries

35 000 years ago, Aurignacians were the first modern humans to occupy the cave of Mas d’Azil

A team of archaeologists and geoarchaeologists from Inrap and the Traces Laboratory (CNRS – Université de Toulouse Jean Jaurès) have been working since 2011, under prescription of the State (Drac Midi-Pyrénées), in the cave-tunnel of Mas d’Azil, in the Ariège region of France. 

Il y a 35 000 ans, les Aurignaciens, premiers hommes modernes à occuper la grotte du Mas d'Azil
08 March 2012
Discoveries

Inrap conducts research in the prehistoric cave of Mas d’Azil

An Inrap team has intervened, under the curation of the State (Drac Midi-Pyrénées), in the monumental cave-tunnel of Mas d’Azil (Ariège Department) in the context of a touristic development project.