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Man who discovered world's only prehistoric underwater cave paintings breaks silence on Paris rivalry
![The Cosquer cave is an archeological treasure submerged in the creek of Marseille. This cave discovered in the 1990s by the diver Henri Cosquer includes more than 270 prehistoric works of arts, The Cosquer cave is an archeological treasure submerged in the creek of Marseille. This cave discovered in the 1990s by the diver Henri Cosquer includes more than 270 prehistoric works of arts,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2GBAPWT/the-cosquer-cave-is-an-archeological-treasure-submerged-in-the-creek-of-marseille-this-cave-discovered-in-the-1990s-by-the-diver-henri-cosquer-includes-more-than-270-prehistoric-works-of-arts-including-unique-representations-of-penguins-seals-and-jellyfishin-reasons-for-the-rise-of-waters-of-global-warming-this-cave-will-disappear-the-construction-of-its-reply-will-remain-in-the-future-the-only-testimony-of-this-treasure-of-humanityconstructed-in-the-building-of-the-mediterranean-villa-in-marseille-the-opening-to-the-public-is-planned-in-2022-2021photo-by-patrick-aventurierabacapress-2GBAPWT.jpg)
The Cosquer cave is an archeological treasure submerged in the creek of Marseille. This cave discovered in the 1990s by the diver Henri Cosquer includes more than 270 prehistoric works of arts,
![The Cosquer cave is a Palaeolithic decorated cave, located in France, that contains numerous cave drawings dating back as far as 27,000 years BP. The cave has more than 200 parietal figures The Cosquer cave is a Palaeolithic decorated cave, located in France, that contains numerous cave drawings dating back as far as 27,000 years BP. The cave has more than 200 parietal figures](https://preview.redd.it/the-cosquer-cave-is-a-palaeolithic-decorated-cave-located-v0-uze2au7n26ra1.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=395d0f3ead5a62a9e6d5728f4300fb6ecc2dfbec)
The Cosquer cave is a Palaeolithic decorated cave, located in France, that contains numerous cave drawings dating back as far as 27,000 years BP. The cave has more than 200 parietal figures
![In Pictures: See Inside France's $24 Million Replica of the Submerged Cosquer Cave, Home to Hundreds of Paleolithic Artworks In Pictures: See Inside France's $24 Million Replica of the Submerged Cosquer Cave, Home to Hundreds of Paleolithic Artworks](https://news.artnet.com/app/news-upload/2022/06/GettyImages-1335095004-1024x683.jpg)