PREHISTORIC REMAINS. 



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end of the eighteenth century ; 



but they did not become 



famous until after the 



excavations of 1872, 1873, <r-v_^ 



and 1892. For some time 



it was thought that the remains 



found in these caves were those of 



Tertiary man. But this was not confirmed. The 



skeletons found here, several of which remain in 



situ, really belong to the Old Stone Age 



(Palaeolithic). At this period Man lived on 



the coast here together with the Cave Bear, 



Aurox, Cave Hyaena and Rhinoceros, as the 



bones dug up at the same time testify. 



Thus this is an ancient burial place, dating 



back far be^-ond our oldest historical monuments. 



CHAPTER IX. 



The narrow gauge "Ligne du Sud de la 

 France", from Nice to Grasse, runs along the 

 mountain slopes tlirouglr most picturesque scener\'. 

 The railwa\- begins to ascend immedi- 

 ately on leaving the station wliich is 

 in the Avenue Malaussena — a coti- 

 tinuation of the Avenue de la Gare. 

 The view over Nice, spreading wide 

 with its palatial Hotels, is very striking. The 

 line leads on through narrow valle\'S, between 

 country houses with gardens and past wooded 

 slopes. This excursion should not be made too 



