Grotte du Bichon

Grotte du Bichon
Location in Switzerland
Location in the canton of Neuchâtel
Location
Coordinates47°09′01″N 6°51′00″E / 47.15032484174889°N 6.850009727850308°E / 47.15032484174889; 6.850009727850308
Elevation846 m (2,776 ft)
GeologyKarst cave

Grotte du Bichon is a karstic cave in the Swiss Jura, overlooking the river Doubs at an elevation of 846 m (2,776 ft), some 5 km (3 mi) north of La Chaux-de-Fonds. It is the site of the discovery of the skeleton of a hunter-gatherer of the Azilian (late Upper Paleolithic to early Mesolithic), dubbed "Bichon man" (homme de Bichon).

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