# Caves of Arcy-sur-Cure

- **Country:** France
- **Coordinates:** 47.591547, 3.766280
- **Geology:** Jurassic limestone
- **Map Alt:** Caves of Arcy-sur-Cure
- **Website:** http://www.grottes-arcy.net/
- **Features:** Decorated caves. Listed Heritage Monument (1992)
- **Location:** Arcy-sur-Cure, Yonne, Burgundy, France
- **Discovery:** ancient
- **Map Width:** 240
- **Photo Width:** 240
- **Photo Caption:** Mammoth in Arcy-sur-Cure

Some hold remarkable parietal art, the second oldest presently known after those of the Chauvet Cave. Another notable characteristic of these caves is the time-long series of pollen, related to determined and consistent archaeological levels.

![Photo of Caves of Arcy-sur-Cure](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Arcy-sur-Cure._Mammouth.png)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caves_of_Arcy-sur-Cure (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)