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Site Details
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/7-316/17-24453. Accessed 10 May. 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
996.1.1266 - antler fragment
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeantler
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1927
996.1.1063LOT - lithic specimens
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typevarious sub-categories
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
996.1.1230LOT - typical lithic specimens
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typevarious sub-categories
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1927
996.1.1241LOT - lithic specimens
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typevarious sub-categories
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
996.1.1254LOT - reindeer faunal specimens
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typebone
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1927
996.1.1264LOT - faunal specimens
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typebone
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1927
994.10.1 - shatter
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeshatter
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
994.10.2 - shatter
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeshatter
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
994.10.3 - convergent side scraper
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typescraper
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
994.10.4 - utilized flake
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeutilized flake
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
994.10.5 - flake
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeflake
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
994.10.6 - naturally backed blade
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeblade
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
994.10.7 - truncation
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeblade
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
994.10.8 - truncation
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeblade
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
994.10.9 - blade
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeblade
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
994.10.10 - unfinished microlith
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeblade
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
994.10.11 - flake
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeflake
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
994.10.12 - scraper
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typescraper
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
994.10.13 - scraper
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typescraper
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
994.10.14 - blade
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeblade
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
994.10.15 - blade fragment
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeblade
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies