Grottes de l'Observatoire in Monaco's by basia

Monaco - Monaco The name of the cave was given because of an old celestial observatory that once stood at the top of the cliff. La Grotte d'Observatoire is often called "the birth of humanity in Monaco." Pre-Neanderthals, Neanderthals and Cro-Magnon man all used a portion of the cavern, near the top, and a trove of flints, tools and animal bones were found there during an excavation between 1916 and 1930.

Uploaded: Apr, 02 2013 | Taken: Mar, 15 2013| Viewed: 11 times  | 2 votes Camera: NIKON CORPORATION | Model: NIKON 1 J1 | Exposure 10/80s, ISO 800 | FLength: 10mm | SW: QuickTime 7.7.1