Site Typerock shelterDescriptionA 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.
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"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
AuthorWhite, Randall K.
TitleThe Ami Collection of the National Museum of Canada: Geographic and Stratigraphic Context