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Recently, on a beautiful sunny day when we weren't having guests (it happens sometimes), we went to discover one of the many archaeological sites close to Le Moulin: the Archéosite des Fieux.

The Archéosite des Fieux is first and foremost an open-air cave located in the north of the Causses du Quercy, near Gramat. This site was an important hunting ground and then a temporary habitat, from Neanderthal man to modern man (known as Cro-Magnon). The traces and remains are spread over different excavation sites, each telling the story of a different area of human occupation. The decorated cave, with its engravings and paintings, was classified as a Historic Monument on 17 January 1967, and is contemporary with other examples of cave art in the Quercy region, such as Pech Merle and Cougnac, with perhaps an earlier phase that is exceptional for the region.

Did you know that 300 metres from the Moulin du Boisset, just across the road, on a cliff covered in dense vegetation these days, is the site of Uxellodunum, where so much of our history took place? Uxellodunum! What's all this about?

Uxellodunum is the name of the stronghold where Gallic troops fought the last battle for the independence of Gaul.

Let's take a step back in time to 51 BC. The surrender of Alesia a year earlier and the capture of its legendary leader Vercingetorix had led to the submission of almost all the peoples of Gaul. But Gaul was not yet powerless. The vanquished quickly got their act together and decided to attack the Romans in small groups at several points at a time.