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 ...