Pech Merle cave system
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The Pech Merle cave system is a prehistoric cave complex in southwestern France renowned for its well-preserved Paleolithic wall paintings and remarkable geological formations.
All labels observed (1)
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| Pech Merle cave system canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pech Merle cave system Context triple: [Grotte de Pech Merle, isPartOf, Pech Merle cave system]
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A.
Padirac Cave
Padirac Cave is a famous underground cavern and chasm in southwestern France known for its vast subterranean river, dramatic vertical shaft, and spectacular limestone formations.
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B.
Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave
Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave is a prehistoric cave in southern France renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved Paleolithic wall paintings, some of the oldest known in the world.
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C.
Grotte de l’Aven Noir
Grotte de l’Aven Noir is a spectacular limestone cave in southern France known for its vast underground chambers, impressive stalactite and stalagmite formations, and guided speleological tours.
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D.
Grotte des Demoiselles
Grotte des Demoiselles is a famous limestone show cave in southern France known for its vast chambers, dramatic stalactite and stalagmite formations, and underground cathedral-like hall.
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E.
Grotte de la Cocalière
Grotte de la Cocalière is a famous show cave in southern France known for its impressive limestone formations and underground galleries open to visitors.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pech Merle cave system Target entity description: The Pech Merle cave system is a prehistoric cave complex in southwestern France renowned for its well-preserved Paleolithic wall paintings and remarkable geological formations.
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A.
Padirac Cave
Padirac Cave is a famous underground cavern and chasm in southwestern France known for its vast subterranean river, dramatic vertical shaft, and spectacular limestone formations.
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B.
Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave
Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave is a prehistoric cave in southern France renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved Paleolithic wall paintings, some of the oldest known in the world.
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C.
Grotte de l’Aven Noir
Grotte de l’Aven Noir is a spectacular limestone cave in southern France known for its vast underground chambers, impressive stalactite and stalagmite formations, and guided speleological tours.
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D.
Grotte des Demoiselles
Grotte des Demoiselles is a famous limestone show cave in southern France known for its vast chambers, dramatic stalactite and stalagmite formations, and underground cathedral-like hall.
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E.
Grotte de la Cocalière
Grotte de la Cocalière is a famous show cave in southern France known for its impressive limestone formations and underground galleries open to visitors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
decorated cave
ⓘ
prehistoric cave complex ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| accessPolicy | restricted visitor numbers ⓘ |
| artCulture |
Gravettian culture
ⓘ
linked to:
Gravettian
Magdalenian culture ⓘ
linked to:
Magdalenian
|
| artPeriod |
Upper Paleolithic
ⓘ
linked to:
Upper Palaeolithic
|
| country | France ⓘ |
| depicts |
aurochs
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bison ⓘ horses ⓘ human silhouettes ⓘ mammoths ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
André David
ⓘ
Henri Dutertre ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| estimatedAge | approximately 25,000 years old ⓘ |
| hasArtworkType |
animal figures
ⓘ
geometric signs ⓘ hand stencils ⓘ human figures ⓘ |
| hasChamber |
Combel gallery
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Gallery of the Horses ⓘ Hall of the Discs ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
calcite concretions
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fossilized footprints ⓘ natural cave formations ⓘ prehistoric floor markings ⓘ |
| hasMaterialUsed |
charcoal
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manganese oxide ⓘ natural ochres ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected site under French law ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Paleolithic cave paintings
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geological formations ⓘ prehistoric rock art ⓘ spotted horses panel ⓘ stalactites and stalagmites ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Occitan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cabrerets
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Lot department ⓘ Occitanie region ⓘ
linked to:
Occitanie
southwestern France ⓘ |
| managementBy |
Musée de Préhistoire du Pech Merle
ⓘ
linked to:
Musée de préhistoire du Pech Merle
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| near |
Cahors
ⓘ
Célé Valley ⓘ |
| openedToPublic | 1926 ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
prehistoric heritage tourism ⓘ |
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Subject: Pech Merle cave system Description of subject: The Pech Merle cave system is a prehistoric cave complex in southwestern France renowned for its well-preserved Paleolithic wall paintings and remarkable geological formations.
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