Back كهف نياوكس ARZ Nio mağarası Azerbaijani Пячора Ніо Byelorussian Cova de Nhaus Catalan Höhle von Niaux German Σπήλαιο Νιώ Greek Gruta de Niaux Spanish Niauxko haitzuloa Basque Grotte de Niaux French מערת ניו HE
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Grotte de Niaux | |
 copy of a bison painting in the Salon Noir | |
  location in France  Cave of Niaux (France) | |
| Location | Niaux |
|---|---|
| Region | Ariège, southwestern France |
| Coordinates | 42°49′15″N 01°35′37″E / 42.82083°N 1.59361°E |
| Type | limestone |
| Part of | caves in the Tarascon river basin |
| History | |
| Periods | late Upper Paleolithic, 17,000 to 11,000 years ago |
| Cultures | Magdalenian |
| Associated with | Paleo Humans |
| Site notes | |
| Archaeologists | Emile Cartailhac |
The Cave of Niaux (French: Grotte de Niaux) is located in the Niaux commune, Ariège département in southwestern France as part of a wider geological system that includes the Sabart Cave and Lombrives Cave in the hill of Cap de la Lesse de Bialac.
The Niaux Cave's system is complex and has a combined length of more than 14 km (8.70 mi) of underground passages and chambers. An archaeological site with a documented history of Paleo-human presence, Niaux contains numerous distinct areas and galleries of carefully drawn and vivid wall paintings, executed in a black-outlined style typical of the classic Magdalenian period, between 17,000 and 11,000 years ago.[1][2][3]
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