 Four days earlier Peyrony had visited the cave at Les Combarelles, a short distance away, with the archaeologist Henri Breuil, where he saw its prehistoric engravings.The paintings in the cave at Font-de-Gaume were the first to be discovered in the Périgord province.Prehistoric people living in the Dordogne Valley first settled in the mouth of Font-de-Gaume around 25,000 BC.