NARRATIVE – Located in the Pyrénées-Orientales, this archaeological site is a treasure of our heritage which tells the story of the first Europeans.
The caves tell us stories that, taken end to end, tell our story. The cave paintings of Chauvet and Lascaux, for example, reveal to us the secrets of the first A wise man of the continent. Perched at the foot of the Pyrenees in the Corbières massif, the Tautavel cave (named after the village it overlooks), also called the Caune de l'Arago (in Occitan, caune means cave), makes it possible to write a well-deserved story. older, a story of pioneers.
This cavity houses the oldest human remains known in France, discovered more than fifty years ago, in particular the famous and magnificent face of Tautavel Man (fossil registered under the name Arago 21) which is 450,000 years old. Amélie Vialet, paleoanthropologist at the National Museum of Natural History, and documentary filmmaker Emma Baus, simultaneously published a very beautiful work* and a documentary** which offer a spotlight on this heritage treasure. The opportunity too…
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