Cave Foissac served as a shelter for prehistoric man hunting, fishing, gathering and browsing the Causses in search of livelihood. After the last glaciation, when the climate has softened, the Neolithic marks the end of nomadism and the early civilizations agropastoral (- 5000 BC).
The cave between Capdenac, Figeac and Rodez, discovered in 1959 by Scouts, is a listed building since 1978.