The Cave of Mayrières supérieure (French: Grotte de Mayrières supérieure, English: Upper Mayriere Cave) is an archaeological site near Bruniquel, Tarn-et-Garonne, France, which contained two prehistoric cave paintings of bison until they were erased during an attempt to remove modern graffiti by members of the Eclaireurs de France, a French scouting association.[1][2] The act earned them the 1992 Ig Nobel Prize in Archaeology.[3]
Grotte de Mayrière supérieure | |
  Location in France  Cave of Mayrières supérieure (France) | |
| Alternative name | Upper Mayriere Cave |
|---|---|
| Location | near Bruniquel |
| Region | Occitanie, France |
| Coordinates | 44°2′22″N 1°41′3″E / 44.03944°N 1.68417°E |
References
edit- ^ "French Youths Clean a Cave And Damage Prehistoric Art". The New York Times. 22 March 1992. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ "Dans la seule grotte peinte du Tarn-et-Garonne : des victimes d'un excès de zèle". Le Monde (in French). Presse.ffspeleo.fr. 30 October 2003. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "The 1992 Ig Nobel Prize Winners". Improbable Research. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
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