Tag Archives: Vezere

Two Magdalenian burins from the Abri de la Métairie

Posted on 02/03/2013 by Katzman

The limestone caves and abris along the Vézère offer some of the most interesting and important prehistoric sites in the world. Limestone is a sedimentary rock that consists mainly of calcium carbonate produced by the amalgam of the calcareous remains … Continue reading →

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A large Gravette from the La Rochette rock shelter

Posted on 03/04/2012 by Katzman

This is a large Gravette(8cm long) from the La Rochette rock shelter, introduced during earlier posts. a La Rochette is an  Abri, situated near Le Moustier, which was almost completely destroyed by various ”excavators” (among them the infamous Otto Hauser). H. … Continue reading →

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Bec de Perroquet burin from La Madeleine

Posted on 06/27/2011 by Katzman

This is a double Burin Bec de Perroquet from the Magdalenian VI at La Madeleine with one Bec broken. Usually so called “type-fossils” are only of limited chronological value during the Paleolithic, as extensively shown during the last 60 years. … Continue reading →

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Technique at Le Moustier

Posted on 05/09/2011 by Katzman

These are two elongated Levallois flake / knifes made from typical dark Senonian flint from Le Moustier G. The MTA assemblage from Le Moustier layer G (TL-Date: 50-55 k.a. BP) shows an ensemble that is characterized by a recurrent centripetal … Continue reading →

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Chatelperronian Points from the Pas-Estret site

Posted on 12/22/2010 by Katzman

Chatelperronian Points from the Pas-Estret site (Beune) near Les Eyzies excavated during a couple of days by Dr. Ampoullanges in 1911. Many questions about the Chatelperronian, a technocomplex which is found stratigraphically above the Mousterian and below the Protoaurignacian and … Continue reading →

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Quina scraper from Abri de Merveilles (Vallon des Roches at Sergeac)

Posted on 12/08/2010 by Katzman

 The Vallon des Roches (also called Vallon de Castelmerle) in Sergeac is a side valley of the Vézère, located just 9 km south of Montignac-Lasceaux on the left bank of the Vézère. The “Vallon” seems to have been a favorite … Continue reading →

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Abri Lartet

Posted on 08/25/2010 by Katzman

Abri Lartet:  Four artefacts from the early Aurignacian in the Vezere Valley: Burin, large burin, carinated scraper combined with a burin and a double scraper. This artifacts were manufactured  around 35-32k.a BP.  Abri Lartet (Abri Lartet, also called the “petite grotte de … Continue reading →

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