Embedded in the cliff overlooking the valley of the Vézère, near the main regions of the paleolithic art, the museum presents an exceptional collection of objects from the most prestigious prehistoric sites of the Dordogne, occupied by man since 400 or 500 000 years: Combarelles and Font-de-Gaume caves, the Poisson shelter, the Micoque and Ferrasie deposits, the Moustier and Laugerie-Haute shelters ...