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name: "Jean Clottes"
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fi1m_id: "jean-clottes"
imdb_id: "nm2957582"
tmdb_id: 550705
roles: []
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-27T08:15:09.544984+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Jean Clottes

## Identity

Jean Clottes

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jean-clottes
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jean-clottes
- **IMDb ID:** nm2957582
- **TMDB ID:** 550705
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2957582/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/550705

Actor. Born in French Pyrénées.

## Details

- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2957582/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/550705

## Biography

Jean Clottes is a French prehistorian specialising in prehistoric cave art. Born in the French Pyrénées in 1933, he began studying archaeology in 1959 while teaching. He served as director of prehistoric antiquities for the Midi-Pyrénées from 1971 and later held national roles at the French Ministry of Culture, including General Inspector for Archaeology and Scientific Advisor for prehistoric rock art. He retired in 1999 but continued contributing to the field.

Clottes has authored or co-authored numerous books and over 300 scientific papers on rock art. He led research on major sites including the Cosquer and Chauvet caves. He appears as himself in the 2010 documentary *Cave of Forgotten Dreams*, directed by Werner Herzog, discussing the Chauvet Cave paintings.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, hominides.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Cave of Forgotten Dreams* (2010), Fi1m 80, as Self — [page](https://film.one/film/cave-of-forgotten-dreams.md)

## Complete filmography (1)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Spirit of the Reindeer* (2019), Actor

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