Arcy-sur-Cure
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Location within Burgundy region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Department | Yonne |
| Arrondissement | Auxerre |
| Canton | Vermenton |
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| Elevation | 121–301 m (397–988 ft) |
| Land area1 | 26.33 km2 (10.17 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 521 (2006) |
| - Density | 20 /km2 (52 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 89015/ 89270 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 47°36′14″N 3°45′41″E / 47.6039°N 3.7614°E
Arcy-sur-Cure is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.
The caves of Arcy-sur-Cure just south of the commune, hold the second-oldest cave paintings known, after those of Chauvet Cave[1]. Archeological remains at the Grotte de Renne were taken to provide evidence that Neanderthals had modern human behavior but this is now doubted.[2][3]
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- ^ Grottes d'Arcy-sur-Cure Official website (English)
- ^ Higham T, Jacobi R, Julien M, David F, Basell L, Wood R, Davies W, Ramsey CB.C (2010). Chronology of the Grotte du Renne (France) and implications for the context of ornaments and human remains within the Chatelperronian. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. doi:10.1073/pnas.1007963107 PMID 20956292
- ^ Mellars P. (2010). Neanderthal symbolism and ornament manufacture: The bursting of a bubble? Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. doi:10.1073/pnas.1014588107
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