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Gouy Cave
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Gouy Cave (French: Grotte de Gouy) is a cave with engravings dating to the Paleolithic era in Gouy, France.[1] It has the northernmost paleolithic cave art found in France.[2]
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The cave was discovered in 1956 by two boys, though inscriptions in the cave indicate that the cave was found but unreported by locals in 1881. Excavations began in 1959.[1][3] Engravings found in Gouy Cave depict animals, including ox, horses, and deer.[1] In 2010, the Archaeological Institute of America declared the site at risk due to tree roots growing in the cave's limestone walls.[2]
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