Préhistosite des gorges du Verdon

Over het museum

The Préhistosite is an open-air area along the Verdon in Quinson, a few hundred metres from the Musée de Préhistoire des gorges du Verdon. It partly reproduces the reconstructions of the former prehistoric village that the commune and the Centre européen de recherches préhistoriques du Verdon had set up on the riverbank. The Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department took part in its creation as part of the European INTERREG ALCOTRA PITEM PaCE programme.

The trail presents prehistoric dwellings from different periods. For the oldest, the reconstructions are based on traces found in the ground: postholes, arranged stones, hearths and flint flakes. As wood has not survived, these are proposals rather than certain copies.

Visitors can see the hut of Terra Amata, about 400,000 years old, the Pincevent tepee, the house of Charavine, the Cambous hut and a dolmen, which was a communal burial place and not a dwelling.

The site can be visited freely. Activities such as archery, spear-throwing and an area for mock excavations are offered to families and groups by reservation.

Hoogtepunten

• Reconstructed prehistoric dwellings on the banks of the Verdon
• Terra Amata hut, about 400,000 years old
• Pincevent tepee, Charavine house, Cambous hut
• Reconstructed dolmen
• Archery, spear-throwing and mock excavations by reservation

Vaste collectie

• Habitats préhistoriques reconstitués – Open-air trail of dwellings from the Terra Amata hut to the dolmen, reconstructed from archaeological traces.

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

De toegang is gratis.

Visiting the site freely is free of charge; only the activities are paid.

Toegankelijkheid

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Doe- en voelstations

The activities are open to the whole family: archery, spear-throwing and mock excavations, with child rates from age 6. An orientation trail with a booklet is available at the museum reception.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The site is about a 10-minute walk from the Musée de Préhistoire des gorges du Verdon, along the Verdon; follow the signs.

Service & horeca

Public toilets and parking near the site, according to the tourist office.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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