The Paleosite

Prehistory Center on Neanderthal

Distance : 35 km/ 37 minutes by car

Special for families with children - Prehistoric animations, interactive rooms, life-size reconstructions, movie theaters, indoor and outdoor tours, daily prehistoric animations and cultural events...

Fantastic machine to go back in time, the Paleosite makes you live the Prehistory, between - 15 billion years and - 35 000 years, on the tracks of Neanderthal...

The program includes a movie theater, reconstructions, interactive workshops and a face-to-face meeting with the Giants of Prehistory. Through the archaeological collections, get a little closer to the way of life of our distant cousins.

Outside, stroll through the park of more than 10 hectares and discover the reconstructions of the habitats of the Paleolithic Men, from real movie sets. The visit continues with your appointments animations: demonstrations of fire lighting (without matches!), flint knapping and practice hunting your game like real Men of the Palaeolithic by shooting with a propeller!

Not to mention the guided tour of the archaeological site, where a Neanderthal skeleton was discovered in 1979. In summer, the site returns to the forefront with new excavation campaigns; you can then observe the archaeologists in the field! A real interactive immersion in the heart of Prehistory for young and old Cro-Magnon!

New: the interactive Morpho room is getting a makeover! Come and compare yourself with your distant Neanderthal cousin: pull a sled, compare your DNA, chat with a Neanderthal and discover what your face would have looked like 35,000 years ago thanks to facial morphing!

Address : Route de la montée verte, 17770 Saint-Césaire

Telephone: 05 46 97 90 90

Website: https://paleosite.fr/

Visitors per year: 68 000

Produced with the advice of scientists and historians, " Lady Sapiens " transports us with emotion to the heart of the Mesolithic, alongside the women of prehistory.

The archetype of men hunting and women gathering has ended. After decades of male dominance in the scientific community, anthropologists now include women in their ranks. Together and with the help of increasingly precise technological tools, scientists are taking a new look at the traces of our past and shedding new light on them. Alongside them, Lady Sapiens follows in the footsteps of prehistoric women, focusing on the most recent discoveries.