TAUTAVEL PREHISTORY MUSEUM

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Inaugurated in 1992, the Museum of Tautavel, European Center of Prehistory, is a formidable tool at the service of the popularization of sciences related to archeology and particularly to prehistory over the periods of the Mediterranean quaternary.



Over 1,500 m2 of exhibition galleries

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Guided tour through 22 rooms, the Prehistory Museum invites you to meet the Man of Tautavel, the oldest man found on French soil (-450,000 years).

The Prehistory Museum presents its exceptional archaeological collections with modern museography means so that this distant past becomes understandable to all audiences.

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Life-size reconstructions

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Thanks to faithful reconstructions of scenes from Prehistory, you dive into the heart of the Tautavel valley and take a fabulous journey among men, animals and landscapes.

A life-size reconstruction of the cave of Arago (place of discovery of the Man of Tautavel) allows you to immerse yourself in the authentic habitat of this ancestor.