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Valley, the prehistoric sites of Les Eyzies and the caves of the
Quercy contain some of the finest known examples of prehistoric
art, the earliest manifestations of art in France. Since that
time, art and architecture have evolved in close connection with
the region’s turbulent history. The significant periods of
construction took place in periods of peace: the Pax Romana, the
12C (many monasteries date from this century) and the period
spanning the end of the 14C to the 16C. During times of war –
the Hundred Years War, the Wars of Religion – the main concern
of the local population was its protection, hence the
fortification of towns, castles and churches. Only a few
buildings constructed by the Romans