Our 3 day break saw some of the crew stay at the dig house and visit several of the archaeological sites in the Les Eyzies region.

These include some of the painted caves (sorry, no interior shots as photos aren't allowed in these caves), as well as some of the classic sites that were used to develop the initial understanding of the Middle and Upper Paleolithic periods in France, and others that have been more recently excavated.

The first stop is Les Eyzies, which you see in the upper photo to the left. Our hardy crew makes sure they're provisioned for their tour (photos in the bottom left).

There are numerous painted and engraved caves in this region of France. Here we show you exterior shots of Font de Gaume (top right) and Les Combarelles (bottom right).

A few of the classic Middle and Upper Paleolithic sites are next. These are La Micoque (far upper left), Le Moustier (near upper left), and Cro-Magnon (bottom left).

The final stop on the tour are several sites that have been under excavation in recent years. These include Grotte XIV (near upper right), Grotte XV (far upper right), and Grotte XVI (bottom right).