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La Madeleine
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection Read more about this collection »
Site Typerock shelter
DescriptionA Dordogne rock shelter located on the right bank of the Vézère, just above river level. This is the type site for the Magdalenian -- the final West European Upper Palaeolithic industry. First excavated by Edouard Lartet and Henry Christy, the Magdalenian dated from approximately 16,000-10,000 BC. Very numerous carved art pieces have been found with the stone and bone tools.
Site Name
La Madeleine
Site Type
rock shelter
Description
A Dordogne rock shelter located on the right bank of the Vézère, just above river level. This is the type site for the Magdalenian -- the final West European Upper Palaeolithic industry. First excavated by Edouard…
A Dordogne rock shelter located on the right bank of the Vézère, just above river level. This is the type site for the Magdalenian -- the final West European Upper Palaeolithic industry. First excavated by Edouard Lartet and Henry Christy, the Magdalenian dated from approximately 16,000-10,000 BC. Very numerous carved art pieces have been found with the stone and bone tools.
Citation
Page Citation for La Madeleine
Page Citation
"Site Details - La Madeleine, Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/7-316/17-17973. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
Publications
Author
White, Randall K.
Title
The Ami Collection of the National Museum of Canada: Geographic and Stratigraphic Context
Publication Date
1980-02
Pages
93
Author
Kipfer, Barbara Ann
Title
Archaeology Wordsmith
Site Information
There are 89 specimens from this Item Group
969.18.22 - burin
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeburin
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
969.18.23 - angle burin
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeburin
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
987.21.3 - bone etching
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typebone; etching
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
996.1.1063 - typical end scraper
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typescraper
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
996.1.1064 - typical end scraper
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typescraper
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
996.1.1065 - typical end scraper
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typescraper
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
996.1.1066 - typical burin
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeburin
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
996.1.1067 - typical burin
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeburin
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
996.1.1068 - typical end scraper
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typescraper
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
996.1.1069 - scraper-burin
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typescraper-burin
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
996.1.1070 - typical burin
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeburin
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
996.1.1230 - end scraper burin on retouched truncation
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typescraper-burin
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1927
996.1.1231 - typical Levallois flake
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeutilized blade
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1927
996.1.1232 - typical burin
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeburin
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1927
996.1.1233 - typical end scraper
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typescraper
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1927
996.1.1234 - typical end scraper
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typescraper
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1927
996.1.1235 - modified bone
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typemodified bone
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1927
996.1.1241 - typical burin
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeburin
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1923
996.1.1242 - typical Levallois flake
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeutilized blade
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1923
996.1.1243 - typical burin
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeburin
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1923
996.1.1244 - typical end scraper
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typescraper
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1923