PropertyLes Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil (24)

PLACE OF DISCOVERY OF CRO-MAGNON MAN - CLASSIFIED WORLD HERITAGE BY UNESCO - The Cro-Magnon Shelter, place of discovery of Cro-Magnon Man, Homo Sapiens. The Cave of the Sorcerer, parietal cave of reference decorated with a rich prehistoric engraved decoration. Two major prehistoric sites for the study of the History of Humanity, their museums, their collections, Dordogne, France. In the Vallée de l'Homme, near Lascaux, which is subject to the same UNESCO classification as these two sites since the classification in 1979 by UNESCO of the 'Prehistoric sites and decorated caves of the Vézère valley'. 'There is no prehistoric site in the world that equals this one for the quantity, the quality, the variety of finds'. Each site is visited by approximately 10,000 visitors per year (owner's figures for information only). The Cro-Magnon shelter in Eyzies-de-Tayac, is the place of discovery in 1868 which gave its name to Cro-Magnon Man, Modern Man, Homo Sapiens, it is a shelter under rock, burial place. In 1868, it was during work related to the arrival of the railway that 5 fossil skeletons were discovered with ornaments in shells, ivory, red ochre, flint and bone. This burial dated -28,000 years is the first discovery of modern man, today called Homo Sapiens, initially called Cro-Magnon men; and the first discovery of a prehistoric man's burial. The bones and ornaments are today in various museums including the Natural History Museum in Paris. A museum was created on site after 15 years of work to unify the then fragmented site and inaugurated in 2014 by internationally renowned paleontologist and paleoanthropologist Yves Coppens. It is made up of a house and a 19th century farmhouse in freestone, completely restored with fine materials and fitted out as a museum. It includes video projections, writings, archaeological objects, a space devoted to the archeology of the 19th century and the discovery of the shelter in 1868; the Cro-Magnon shelter which is a cleared and staged rock shelter; a course on the side of a cliff with sound. A house from the beginning of the 20th century in good condition, of approximately 100m2 on the ground on 3 levels. Private parking. 550 meters from the National Museum of Prehistory in Les Eyzies de Tayac. The Sorcerer's cave in Saint-Cirq in a natural site of great beauty is a prehistoric site decorated with rock sculptures from the Magdalenian, 17,000 years ago. The lighting and mirrors allow you to see the exceptional decor, animals, horses, bison, geometric shapes, three rare human representations, including a wizard with an erect penis. On the side of the cliff, the site looks like a village of three houses with slate roofs, and various small outbuildings, superbly restored in the traditional way, the entrance to the cave under a wooden canopy; troglodytes and small stairs in the walls. Bread oven, fountain. A superbly planted terraced garden overlooking the valley. A parking. Collections of flint and archaeological objects, many animal remains, casts, gogotte of flint probably linked to a cult of fertility, rare Magdalenian sculpted turtle. The two sites 5.4 km apart are protected: - Listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The plaque is displayed on site. - Listed as a Historic Monument. Note from the UNESCO classification of 'Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley' in 1979: 'There is no prehistoric site in the world that equals this one for the quantity, quality, variety of finds '. Cro-Magnon shelter, 12739m2 of land. Grotte du Sorcier, 14573m2 of land. The Cro-Magnon shelter generated from 2015 to 2017 a turnover of visits of approximately 52,000 to 54,000 Euros and 15,000 Euros for the shop. La Grotte du Sorcier generated from 2015 to 2017 a turnover of visits of approximately 54,000 to 58,000 Euros and 10 to 11,000 Euros for the shop. Location : - Vézère Valley, Valley of Man. - 24km from Lascaux. - 10km from Le Bugue, all shops and services. - Station just in front of the Cro-Magnon shelter. Price: 1,600,000 Euros fees included, agency fees payable by the seller. Exclusively at Denniel Immobilier - Antiques in Buildings. Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Géorisques website: www.georisques.gouv.fr