Jean-Jacques Delannoy y Jean-Michel Geneste (dirs.), Monographie de la grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, 1, Atlas

A monumental four-volume monograph on the Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Europe’s most significant Paleolithic art sites, introduces a groundbreaking visual atlas (Volume 1) that maps its geological, artistic, and archaeological richness with unprecedented precision. The first volume presents 21 large-scale (1:100) cartographic maps, leveraging GIS-based surveys to document every stalactite, rock formation, paint mark, charcoal trace, and significant anthropological or paleontological feature within the cave’s extensive network of chambers. This meticulous documentation, combined with high-fidelity color reproduction and detailed chromatic analysis, offers an unparalleled spatial and aesthetic understanding of Chauvet’s artistic and natural heritage. Directed by geomorfologist Jean-Jacques Delannoy and prehistoriian Jean-Michel Geneste—both pioneers in cave research—the work bridges geomorphological and anthropological perspectives, setting a new standard for interdisciplinary documentation of Paleolithic sites.

(Ed.). (2021). Jean-Jacques Delannoy y Jean-Michel Geneste (dirs.), Monographie de la grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, 1, Atlas. Pyrenae, (52.2). https://doi.org/10.1344/pyrenae2021.vol52num2.8