VALLON PONT-D'ARC, France
Jean-Marie Chauvet,, Eliette Brunel and Christian Hilaire, who discovered the Grotte Chauvet in 1994,...
Jean-Marie Chauvet (L), Eliette Brunel (C), and Christian Hilaire (R), who discovered the Grotte Chauvet in 1994, pose during the inauguration visit of the Cavern of Pont-d'Arc project in Vallon Pont d'Arc April 10, 2015. The Cavern of Pont-d'Arc project is a replica of the pre-historic decorated Cave of Pont-d'Arc known as Grotte Chauvet, in Vallon Pont-d'Arc in the Ardeche region, containing the world's earliest known art which was recently named a UNESCO World Heritage site. The facsimile cavern, which condenses some 8000m2 of the original site into 3000m2, will display faithful reproductions of paintings and engravings and will open to the public on April 25. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer