Heritage sites, Archaeological discoveries, History of Archaeology

Cosquer Cave

Location

near Marseilles

Country

France

Year of Research

20,000 years ago

Culture

It is located in the Calanque de Morgiou near Marseille, France, not very far from Cap Morgiou.

It has the entrance of which is located submerged at present days which was discovered by Henri Cosquer in 1985 and stated to the executives in 1991.

The cave can be approached through a 175-meter long tunnel, the entrance of which is located 37 meters under sea level.

20,000 years ago, during the last glaciation, large volumes of water were stayed in number of icecaps, which makes the level of the sea 110 to 120 meters lower than present days.

The shore of Mediterranean sea was then several kilometers away from the cave.