Menez-Dregan

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Menez Dregan is a prehistoric site in the commune of Plouhinec, near Audierne in Finistère (Bretagne, France). This collapsed marine cave delivered lower Paleolithic habitat levels from 350 to 500,000 AP years. Indices of sustained fires found in the lower levels are among the oldest known in the world: only four other known sites have such old outbreaks in Terra Amata (Alpes-Maritimes), Bilzingsleben (Germany), Vertesszőlős (Hungary) and Zhoukoudian (China).

The cave is protected by a shell of metal plates outside the excavation campaigns. It is part of a prehistoric archaeological complex comprising the megalithic necropolis of the point of Souc'h and the covered driveway of Porz Poul'han. A discovery trail runs along the coastal trail, connecting these three sites.

In a nearby restored house opened in spring 2012 the centre of interpretation of the archaeological heritage of Menez Dregan.