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Terra Amata Human Paleontology Museum
25 Boulevard Carnot
Musée de Paléontology Humaine de Terra Amata
The French Riviera & Maritime Alps
France
33 04 93 55 59 93
Type: Museum
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Musée de Paléontology Humaine de Terra Amata
The French Riviera & Maritime Alps
France
33 04 93 55 59 93
Type: Museum
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Nice has been a destination for visitors longer than you might imagine. Some 400,000 years ago, when ice sheets covered most of Europe, elephant hunters, possibly chasing a herd across from Africa, set up temporary residence.
They knew how to pick a good spot. Their camp was near the center of modern Nice on Boulevard Carnot, not far from the Port – still a good location. They left enough of their shelter and tools for paleontologists to identify the settlement.
The Terra Amata Human Paleontology Museum is now located at the site. The museum includes are construction of the prehistoric Acheulean era occupation from plaster casts and other findings. Closed Mondays.
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