In 1872, in the cave of Cavillon in Monaco, archaeologist Émile Rivière (1835-1922) unearthed an apparently very old human skeleton, at least 24,000 years old, a discovery that changed the modern image of prehistoric men and women.
Direction
Pauline Coste treats scientists like characters in a slow-burn mystery.
Production
Gorgeous cave cinematography makes dirt look downright cinematic.
Director
Pauline Coste
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Émile Rivière was a wealthy amateur archaeologist who funded his own excavations—basically a 19th-century indie documentarian with a shovel.
The 'Dame de Cavillon' discovery predated wider acceptance of Cro-Magnon culture by decades, making Rivière's work quietly radical for its time.
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