How did prehistoric people light their fires? What hunting techniques did they use? In order to discover our ancestor’s life style, our guides invite you every day to attend our various outdoor demonstrations and workshops.
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Rediscover our ancestors' skills! Our activities team invites you to a fire-making demonstration, featuring various prehistoric techniques. Be it using percussion techniques or using a bow-drill, admire the magical appearance of the flame!
Free access, included in the Grand Site pass. Only in French. Duration : 30 min.
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Immerse yourself in prehistory by trying out the techniques of our ancestors. Everyday, a different workshop takes place at the museum : hunting with assegais, prehistoric jewellery or cave painting.
How did prehistoric men and women make their pigments? What materials did they use to make ornaments and jewellery ? How do they cut a pearl from a shell? What methods did they use to hunt in the desert steppes of the Ardèche?
Turn yourself into a Cro-Magnon and make your own creation!
All afternoon. Open to all (jewellery and painting from age 5, hunting from age 7).
Free access, included in the Grand Site Pass. Only in French. Duration : 20 min.
Rediscover our ancestors' skills! Our activities team invites you to a fire-making demonstration, featuring various prehistoric techniques. Be it using percussion techniques or using a bow-drill, admire the magical appearance of the flame!
Free access, included in the Grand Site pass. Only in French. Duration : 30 min.
Discover replicas of prehistoric weapons and learn how to hunt using spears and spear-throwers!
But what exactly is a spear? It’s a wooden projectile with a flint, reindeer antler, or ivory tip, launched towards prey with the help of a spear-thrower. This tool increases the range, power, and accuracy of the hunter’s throw, making it a crucial weapon for prehistoric survival. Our expert guides will teach you the proper techniques—who knows, you might have the skills of a true prehistoric hunter!Will you be the one to hit the mouflon target and earn your meal tonight?
All afternnon. Free access, included in the Grand Site pass. Only in French. Duration : 30 min. Open to all (from 7).
Rediscover our ancestors' skills! Our activities team invites you to a fire-making demonstration, featuring various prehistoric techniques. Be it using percussion techniques or using a bow-drill, admire the magical appearance of the flame!
Free access, included in the Grand Site pass. Only in French. Duration : 30 min.
Re-live Prehistory and try out our ancestors' techniques.
Every day, a different workshop is proposed (parietal art, pottery, hunting, etc.) Transform yourself into a Cro-Magnon and make your your creation!
Rate : 5€/person.
Tuesday : leather purse / Sunday : cave painting / Wednesday and Friday : necklace making / Monday, Thursday and Saturday : Neolithic pottery.
Everyday at 10.15. Duration : 1.15. Extra charge : 5€ per person. Adult and children can take part in the workshop. Free for accompanying parent.
This workshop is only in french.
Discover replicas of prehistoric weapons and learn how to hunt using spears and spear-throwers!
But what exactly is a spear? It’s a wooden projectile with a flint, reindeer antler, or ivory tip, launched towards prey with the help of a spear-thrower. This tool increases the range, power, and accuracy of the hunter’s throw, making it a crucial weapon for prehistoric survival.
Our expert guides will teach you the proper techniques—who knows, you might have the skills of a true prehistoric hunter!
Will you be the one to hit the mouflon target and earn your meal tonight?
All afternnon. Free access, included in the Grand Site pass. Only in French. Duration : 30 min. Open to all (from 7).
Do you know the link between geometry and rocks? It’s stone tool making! Forget the stereotype of our ancestors smashing stones like brutes—this demonstration reveals the precision and skill behind prehistoric toolmaking. The animator showcases different tools used throughout prehistory and the techniques used to craft them. It’s more about mathematics than muscle!Need to scrape a hide? A quick retouch on a flake turns it into a scraper. Need to cut meat? A hand axe is the tool of choice. But what types of rock were used? Where did they come from? And how long have humans known how to make stone tools?
Find out at the flintknapping demonstration!
Every afternoon. Free access, included in the Grand Site Pass.
Rediscover our ancestors' skills! Our activities team invites you to a fire-making demonstration, featuring various prehistoric techniques. Be it using percussion techniques or using a bow-drill, admire the magical appearance of the flame!
Free access, included in the Grand Site pass. Only in French. Duration : 30 min.
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