# Tautavel Man remains (-400000)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/-400000-tautavel-man-remains
Location: Caune de l’Arago

Human fossils from Arago Cave document Middle Pleistocene populations in southern France. Within the broader Prehistoric France period, From the earliest hominin traces to the Iron Age, the territory of modern France saw repeated migrations, changing climates, technological innovations and increasingly complex communities long before a French state existed. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Prehistoric communities (No single ruler). Tautavel Man remains is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Tautavel Man remains is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France.

Ruler at the time: [Prehistoric communities](https://history-france.com/rulers/prehistoric-communities)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Tautavel Man remains](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Tautavel+Man+remains&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Tautavel Man remains](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Tautavel+Man+remains)
- [Wikipedia — History of France overview](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_France)