Grotte du Vallonnet | |
Alternative name | Vallonnet cave |
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Location | near Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, between Monaco and Menton |
Region | Alpes-Maritimes Department, France |
Coordinates | 43°45′51″N 7°28′11″E / 43.76417°N 7.46972°E |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1962 |
Grotte du Vallonnet is an archaeological site located near Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, between Monaco and Menton, in France, that was first discovered in 1958. Stone tools found at the site have been dated to between 1 and 1.05 million years old, making it one of the earliest sites of human settlement known in Europe.[1]