International audienceBiocorrosion, a new parameter to take into account when interpreting the distribution of rock paintings. The example of the Mas d’Azil cave in Ariège (France). Recent studies in several caves show that bats have had a significant impact on the walls and the roof of many caves in the world. These forms, unknown until recent years, show the importance of the phenomenon of biocorrosion, as the walls retreated by dissolution from a few millimeters to several decimeters or even meters. Although this post-karstogenetic weathering implies a revision of some processes invoked in the development or the reuse of karstic conduits, it also has consequences on rock art. One can imagine that the areas where colonies of bats lived ha...