Gouy Cave (French: Grotte de Gouy) is a cave with engravings dating to the paleolithic era in Gouy, France.[1] It has the northernmost paleolithic cave art found in France.[2]

Gouy Cave
Grotte de Gouy
Entrance to Gouy Cave
LocationGouy, France
Discovery1956

The cave was discovered in 1956 by two boys, though inscriptions in the cave indicate that the cave was found but unreported by locals in 1881. Excavations began in 1959.[1][3] Engravings found in Gouy Cave depict animals, including ox, horses, and deer.[1] In 2010, the Archaeological Institute of America declared the site at risk due to tree roots growing in the cave's limestone walls.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Graindor, M.-J. (1972). "Upper Palaeolithic Rock Engravings at Gouy (France)". World Archaeology. 3 (3): 243–251. doi:10.1080/00438243.1972.9979507. ISSN 0043-8243. JSTOR 124010.
  2. ^ a b "Sites Under Threat in 2009". Archaeology Archive. Archaeological Institute of America. 2010. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  3. ^ Martin, Yves, 'The Engravings of Gouy: France’s Northernmost Decorated Cave', in Paul Pettitt and others (eds), Palaeolithic Cave Art at Creswell Crags in European Context (Oxford, 2007; online edn, Oxford Academic, 12 Nov. 2020), doi:10.1093/oso/9780199299171.003.0014

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