What's the name of the well known cave in mid west france, where old
drawings (from the era of many thousands years BC) were founded.
The primitive drawings tell the story of the men as a hunter during
the begining of mankind civilization.

(it sounds like KROMNION, OR CHROMENION)

many thanks,

Amos Rolnik

Amosrolnick - -

There are more than 200 pre-historic caves across the southern half of
France and northern Spain, starting just west of the Rhône River. This
map shows how extensive the painted caves are in southern France,
Spain (and Sicily):
Hominids.com
http://www.hominids.com/donsmaps/images/cavemap.gif
http://www.hominids.com/donsmaps/cavepaintings.html (Feb. 14, 2003)

I believe that your reference to “Chromenion” is to the French
pronunciation of English “Cro Magnon.”  These were the people who drew
the cave paintings between 10,000 and 26,000 years ago.  Cro Magnon
man was replaced by “modern man” but the disappearance of Cro Magnon
culture is still debated.

Centennial College has a description of Cro-Magnon cave paintings and
techniques, including links to Encarta articles on Cro-Magnon culture:
Centennial College
“Caverns of terror and mystery: Cro-Magnon cave paintings”
http://www.thecentre.centennialcollege.ca/onlinewriting/4_students/stud75_edwardcaves.html

French caves with extensive Cro Magnon drawings include Cussac,
Cosquer, Niaux, Perche-Merle, Les Trois Frères, Le Tuc d’Audoubert and
Montespan.  Also, probably the two most-famous French caves:

La Grotte Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc (near Vallon Pont d’Arc)
http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/chauvet/fr/index.html

The Cave of Lascaux is one of the best known, as it’s images of
aurochs and bulls have been widely replicated (in the Périgord Noir):
http://www.culture.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/

Lascaux had proven so popular as a tourist destination that the
Ministry of Culture finally built a replica of the original cave as a
way to provide people with a chance to experience the artwork without
damaging the original cave.

In Spain, there are also a number of caves in the area around
Altamira, in northern Spain.

Google search strategy:
“cave paintings” + France + map

Best regards,

Omnivorous-GA

So quick, and so Accurate.

many thanks