France - The Chauvet Cave (Souvenir sheet)

Description: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE We offer a combined shipment when you purchase multiple different items, with an additional cost of only $0.50 per extra item ($1 for international shipping). We reimburse over-payments on shipping charges! Please contact us if you need more details. The Chauvet Cave The Ardèche has one of the most beautiful jewels of parietal art known to date, the Chauvet-Pont d'Arc cave, the oldest performances of which are dated to 38,000 years ago. It is a vast cavity, adorned with many concretions, which contains more than 1,000 graphic representations as well as many other traces of human and animal presence. Its discovery in December 1994 was a considerable event. The scientific research campaigns carried out continuously since 1998 by multidisciplinary teams have made it possible to make considerable progress on parietal art and Paleolithic societies. This beautiful ornamented cavity, reaching us in an extraordinary state of preservation, is fragile. Therefore, as a protection and conservation measure, it cannot be opened up to visitors to the public. A replica named Grotte Chauvet 2 – Ardèche, created at the initiative of the department of Ardèche and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and carried out by the Syndicat mixte de l'Espace de rend de la ratte Chauvet, was opened in 2015 to reveal to the public this unique prehistoric monument and the exceptional character of the works of the Burning artists who lived in this time. It has already received more than 3.3 million visitors. Thirty years have passed since the discovery of the original cave by Éliette Brunel, Jean-Marie Chauvet and Christian Hillaire on 18 December 1994. Since 22 June 2014, this treasure has enjoyed international recognition thanks to its inscription by UNESCO on the World Heritage List. This discovery and recognition make the Ardèche a cultural and heritage destination and a major cultural and heritage destination. Green Letter stamps allow you to frank your shipments to France in a green letter. Your mail will not be transported by air (excluding overseas and Corsica routes). Specifications:Printing technique - IntaglioTheme - Geography and TourismType of physical product - Philatelic souvenirsDestination of the shipment - Not applicableLegal notices - Postage stamp (intaglio): creation and engraving Pierre Bara after © photo Jean Clottes, National Center for Prehistory.Philatelic souvenir: layout of the cover, sheet: drawing and engraving Pierre Bara, after photos © photo DRAC Rhône-Alpes – Ministry of Culture and Communication.Author - BARA PierreDate of issue - 12/11/2024Format - Philatelic souvenir Grotte Chauvet ArdècheNumber of stamps per presentation - 1Number of stamps - 1Permanent validity - No

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