ABSTRACT
Cave in the Durance Valley of southeastern France (also known as St. Esteve Janson) with mid-Middle Pleistocene (Upper Biharian) fauna. The absence of Equus stenonis and Elephas meridionalis suggests a probable age of ca. 0.6–0.4 Ma. Although no archaeological industry was recovered, a thick ash layer was originally interpreted as the earliest evidence of anthropogenic fire in Europe but could well represent remains of naturally caused fires.
