With a sedimentary fill of more than 7 m thick, approximately 190,000 to 120,000 years old and covering almost the entire glacial cycle (Pléistocene moyen final, MIS 6), the Lazaret Cave – property of the Alpes-Maritime and listed as a historic monument in 1963 – is a prehistoric site of international scientific and cultural interest.
Based on a transdisciplinary approach, this Prehistoric World Site provides a better knowledge and understanding of:

• The emergence of classical forms of Neanderthal man (Homo neanderthalensis) on the Mediterranean coast and more generally in Europe. - The evolution of subsistence strategies developed by these prehistoric men during the ice ages. - The evolution of the material cultures of these prehistoric populations (typology and technology of lithic tools during the transition from the Lower Palaeolithic to the Middle Palaeolithic). - The evolution of social behaviour (cognition) of ancient settlements in southern Europe. - The evolution of palaeobiodiversity (fauna and flora), climates, environments and dynamics of interactions between prehistoric humans and their living environment, on the Mediterranean coast, throughout an ice cycle.
  PROGRAMME OF EUROPEAN HERITAGE DAYS AT LAZARET:
  FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16: School Day
  SATURDAY 17 AND SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER: • VISITS OF THE PREHISTORIC SITE Visits of the prehistoric cave of Lazaret throughout the day, from 10:00 to 17:30 every 30 minutes All public (without reservation, subject to availability) • INTRODUCTORY ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION WORKSHOPS 10:00, 11:30 and 2:30 pm three introductory workshops for children aged 7 to 12 (on reservation - free - limited to 8 people). • SCREENING OF FILMS ON THE LAZARET PREHISTORIC CAVE Screening of 2 films on the Lazaret Prehistoric Cave, duration: 15 minutes: • Film 1: the filling of the Lazaret Cave • Film 2: a season at the Lazaret, 160,000 years ago Grotte préhistorique du Lazaret 33 bis Boulevard Franck Pilatte 06300 Nice
  Phone: 04 89 04 36 00 https://lazaret.departement06.fr How to book archaeological excavation workshops: 04 89 04 36 00, lazaret@departement06.fr and https://mesdemarches06.fr