Discovered by Jean-Marie Chauvet, the cave adorned with the Pont d'Arc has a thousand paintings and engravings among the oldest in the world. The cave has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since June 2014
The Cave CHAUVET, in Ardèche, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was discovered 20 years ago. A replica is under construction to preserve the 37,000-year-old replica, which will be open to the public in April 2015. Comment on factual images and interview of Mélanie CLAUDE, stage designer, and Gilles TOSELLO, prehistorian.
Following the discovery of the Chauvet cave in Vallon-Pont-d'Arc (Ardèche), several legal proceedings are underway between the State and the owners of the site (including the COULANGE family) and the inventor of the Jean-Marie CHAUVET cave. A succession of images of the region, an interview with Odile COULANGE, who asked for an amicable resolution, images of the cave of the Ministry of Culture, and an interview archive of the place’s discoverer, Jean-Marie CHAUVET.
The oldest child in the world: footprints in the cave CHAUVET (Ardèche). Comment on factual and archival images and interview Michel GARCIA (archaeologist CNRS).
New episode of the legal battle around the cave CHAUVET, discovered in December 1994 in Ardèche: The inventors (discoverers) of this cave housing prehistoric paintings dating from 33,000 years (much older than Lascaux, therefore, which is "only" 18,000 years old) criticize senior officials of the Ministry of Culture for providing false backdated writing in order to deprive discoverers of the site of their legitimate rights, including commercial rights. Comment on factual and archival images and interviews Jean-Marie CHAUVET, Christian HILAIRE (discoverers of the cave) and Maître François SAINT-PIERRE (lawyer defending the Minister of Culture).
Découverte d'une grotte préhistorique vieille de 18 000 à 20 000 ans à Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, en Ardèche, laquelle renferme plusieurs centaines de dessins représentant des animaux. Interview du découvreur de la grotte, Jean-Marie Chauvet.
In the Ardèche, the replica of the CHAUVET cave in Vallon-Pont-d'Arc is popular with tourists. The factual images alternate with the reactions of the visitors and the interview of Fabrice TAREAU, director of the Caverne du Pont d'Arc.
The Court of Appeal of Toulouse has just sentenced the State to pay 87 million francs to the families expropriated from the site of the cave CHAUVET (Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, Ardèche). Comment on factual and archival images and interview of Pierre PESCHIER, one of the owners.
Reportage in Ardèche devoted to the reproduction of the cave CHAUVET. Commentary on factual images and archival images alternating with interviews with Pascal TERRASSE, speleologist, head of the cave project, Jean CLOTTES, prehistorian, and Alain DALIS, plastic artist.
Jean-Marie CHAUVET, employee of an archaeology department under the Ministry of Culture and amateur speleologist, who had discovered on December 18, 1994 at the Combe d'Arc, in Ardèche, a vast cave adorned with Palaeolithic rock paintings, initiates a legal action to recognize him the invention of this cave, which his ministry tries to deny him. Comment on factual images and archives and interviews Master Jean-Robert N'GUYEN PHUNG (lawyer of Jean-Marie Chauvet and other discoverers of the cave)
The state wants to buy the cave CHAUVET (Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, Ardèche) and the surrounding land for 25 cents per square meter. The owners appealed to the expropriation judge of the court of Privas, which proved them wrong. The three expropriated owners are therefore awaiting the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Nîmes. Comment on factual and archival images and interviews Henri HELLY, Pierre PESCHIER (owners) and Maryvonne de SAINT-PULGENT (director of heritage at the Ministry of Culture).
Inauguration in Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, Ardèche, of the CHAUVET cave, named after one of the inventors of this cave, discovered by three amateur speleologists in December 1994. Rock paintings are the oldest known to date, dating back more than 30,000 years. Comment on factual images and interviews Maryvonne de SAINT-PULGENT (heritage director) and Jean CLOTTES (curator and ornate cave specialist).
Reportage devoted to the quality of reproductions identical to the frescoes decorating the replica of the cave CHAUVET in Vallon-Pont-d'Arc (Ardèche). Comments on factual images alternating with the interview of Marie HAMELIN, heritage restorer, and Gilles TOSELLO, plastic artist.
Report devoted to the visit of the replica of the cave CHAUVET which opened its doors this morning to the public in Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, in Ardèche. Evocation of the success encountered by cave works decorating this cave. Comments on factual images alternating with the interview of visitors.