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Laugerie Haute - Laugerie
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Site Typerock shelter
DescriptionA rock shelter in the Dordogne near Les Eyzies, France, which has yielded the richest Upper Palaeolithic sequence ever recorded. It starts with Upper Périgordian (Gravettian), followed by 'proto-Magdalenian', final Aurignacian, several rich layers of Early, Middle, and Late Solutrean, and finally by Early Magdalenian. A number of radiocarbon dates are available, in the range c 20,000-16,000 BC for Solutrean and Initial Magdalenian levels. Numerous springs rise in the surrounding area, less than 100m from the site. The site is divided into two sectors: the western and eastern sectors, which are separated by a large area of unexcavated deposits.
Site Name
Laugerie Haute
Alternate Site Name
Laugerie
Site Type
rock shelter
Description
A rock shelter in the Dordogne near Les Eyzies, France, which has yielded the richest Upper Palaeolithic sequence ever recorded. It starts with Upper Périgordian (Gravettian), followed by 'proto-Magdalenian', final…
A rock shelter in the Dordogne near Les Eyzies, France, which has yielded the richest Upper Palaeolithic sequence ever recorded. It starts with Upper Périgordian (Gravettian), followed by 'proto-Magdalenian', final Aurignacian, several rich layers of Early, Middle, and Late Solutrean, and finally by Early Magdalenian. A number of radiocarbon dates are available, in the range c 20,000-16,000 BC for Solutrean and Initial Magdalenian levels. Numerous springs rise in the surrounding area, less than 100m from the site. The site is divided into two sectors: the western and eastern sectors, which are separated by a large area of unexcavated deposits.
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Page Citation for Laugerie Haute - Laugerie
Page Citation
"Site Details - Laugerie Haute - Laugerie, Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/7-318/17-17854. Accessed 22 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 133 specimens from this Item Group
969.18.24 - laurel leaf projectile point
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeprojectile point
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
996.1.891 - bidirectionally flaked core
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typecore
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1923
996.1.892 - bidirectionally flaked core
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typecore
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1923
996.1.893 - utilized flake
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeutilized flake
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1923
996.1.894 - utilized flake
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeutilized flake
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1923
996.1.895 - split pebble
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typesplit pebble
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1922
996.1.896 - end scraper on flake
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typescraper
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1922
996.1.897 - piece with partial continuous retouch
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeretouched flake
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1923
996.1.898 - unidirectionally flaked core
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typecore
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1923
996.1.899 - shatter
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeshatter
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1923
996.1.900 - end scraper on flake
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typescraper
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1923
996.1.901 - notch
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typenotch
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1922
996.1.904 - flake
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeflake
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1922
996.1.905 - bec
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeawl
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1923
996.1.906 - blade
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeblade
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1922
996.1.907 - utilized flake
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeutilized flake
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1922
996.1.908 - straight dihedral burin
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeburin
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1922
996.1.909 - piece with continuous retouch - 1 edge
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeblade
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1923
996.1.910 - utilized flake
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeutilized flake
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1922
996.1.1045 - radially flaked core
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typecore
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1923
996.1.1046 - bidirectionally flaked core
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typecore
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1923