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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/7-316/17-24487. 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
996.1.1245 - typical end scraper
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typescraper
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1923
996.1.1246 - typical end scraper
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typescraper
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1923
996.1.1247 - typical end scraper
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typescraper
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1923
996.1.1248 - typical end scraper
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typescraper
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1923
996.1.1249 - typical end scraper
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typescraper
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1923
996.1.1250 - typical burin
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeburin
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
996.1.1251 - typical end scraper
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typescraper
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1923
996.1.1252 - typical end scraper
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typescraper
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1923
996.1.1253 - typical end scraper
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typescraper
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1923
996.1.1254 - reindeer metapodial bone
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typebone
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1927
996.1.1255 - reindeer metapodial bone
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typebone
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1927
996.1.1256 - reindeer metapodial bone
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typebone
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1927
996.1.1257 - reindeer long bone
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typebone
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1927
996.1.1258 - reindeer long bone
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typebone
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1927
996.1.1259 - reindeer long bone
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typebone
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1927
996.1.1260 - reindeer metapodial bone
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typebone
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1927
996.1.1261 - reindeer metapodial bone
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typebone
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1927
996.1.1262 - reindeer phalanx
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typebone
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1927
996.1.1263 - reindeer autragulus bone
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typebone
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1927
996.1.1264 - bone fragment
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typebone
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1927
996.1.1265 - scapula bone
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typebone
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1927