La Marche Cave | |
Location | Lussac-les-Châteaux |
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Region | department of Vienne, western France |
Coordinates | 46°24′22″N 0°43′28.6″E / 46.40611°N 0.724611°E |
La Marche is a cave and archaeological site located in Lussac-les-Châteaux, a commune in the department of Vienne, western France. It is an archaeological site that has engendered much debate that has not been resolved to date. The carved etchings discovered there in 1937 show detailed depictions of humans and animals that may be 15,000 years old. The cave paintings at this site, however, are controversial and many doubt their authenticity.