Discovering the wealth of the cradle of Prehistory.
The many experts who work here and know all about these prehistoric assets will be guiding us.
"Do you know what Cro Magnon means ? Mr Magnon's hole … in our local language".

History with a capital H and people's stories : a variety of themes…
Our ancestors' settlement in this region - The first excavations in the 19th century – the great eras in Prehistory – The Abri Pataud, a prehistoric site displayed for the general public – Mrs Pataud – Discovery of Cro Magnon man – Rouffignac cave: the Cave with the Hundred Mammoths – animal paintings – prehistoric jewellery – excavation techniques – prehistoric animals – the discovery of Lascaux cave and conservation techniques today.
Sharing their secrets and revealing their treasures to us : interviews …
Jean-Jacques Cleyet-Merle, curator of the National Prehistory Museum shares with us the emotion we feel when facing some of the artifacts in the collection
Françoise Demaison-Gorce, in charge of tourism at the Abri Pataud, tells us about the history of this site
Gilles Muhlach, in charge of tourism mission at the Pôle International de la Préhistoire, explains why so many prehistoric discoveries were made here in the Dordogne
Jean Plassard, owner of Rouffignac cave, guides us into the entrails of the earth
Isabelle Castanet, archaeologist's great granddaughter tells us about aesthetics sense of the time and about excavations.
Serge Maury, Dordogne Department Curator of Archaeology evokes hunting weapons of the Palaeolithic
Monique Peytral, artist, tells us about the "reconstitution" of Lascaux II cave.
7 stops for you to discover History with a capital H … and stories. Commentaries read by actors, reconstructions, interviews, music…
For each stop there is a three-minute commentary.
Audio directions suggest a tour guiding you from one stop to the next.