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Laugerie-Basse - Abris de Laugerie-Basse
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Site Typerock shelter
DescriptionA rock shelter inhabited by Cro-Magnon people which consists of two named localities: Abri Classique and Abri Marseilles. The first inhabitants of this site were contemporaneous with the artists at Font de Gaume, Altamira and Rouffignac. There are no cave paintings at Laugerie-Basse, but about 600 works of art have been recovered. Laugerie-Basse consists of three cultural layers: A (Magdalenian III), B (Magdalenian IV) and C (Magdalenian V/VI). The site is located 200m downstream from Laugerie-Haute and is perched slightly higher from the valley bottom, on a limestone bedrock platform. Abri Classique has been fully excavated by Abri Marseilles has not. The site is 100m from the Vézère river, and there are several minor springs closer to the shelter.
Site Name
Laugerie-Basse
Alternate Site Name
Abris de Laugerie-Basse
Site Type
rock shelter
Description
A rock shelter inhabited by Cro-Magnon people which consists of two named localities: Abri Classique and Abri Marseilles. The first inhabitants of this site were contemporaneous with the artists at Font de Gaume,…
A rock shelter inhabited by Cro-Magnon people which consists of two named localities: Abri Classique and Abri Marseilles. The first inhabitants of this site were contemporaneous with the artists at Font de Gaume, Altamira and Rouffignac. There are no cave paintings at Laugerie-Basse, but about 600 works of art have been recovered. Laugerie-Basse consists of three cultural layers: A (Magdalenian III), B (Magdalenian IV) and C (Magdalenian V/VI). The site is located 200m downstream from Laugerie-Haute and is perched slightly higher from the valley bottom, on a limestone bedrock platform. Abri Classique has been fully excavated by Abri Marseilles has not. The site is 100m from the Vézère river, and there are several minor springs closer to the shelter.
Citation
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Page Citation
"Site Details - Laugerie-Basse - Abris de Laugerie-Basse, Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/7-320/17-17648. Accessed 09 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
Site Information
There are 8 specimens from this Item Group
987.21.1 - atlatl
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeatlatl
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
996.1.1042 - radially flaked core
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typecore
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1926
996.1.1043 - miscellaneous retouched flake
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeretouched flake
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1926
996.1.1044 - radially flaked core
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typecore
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1926
996.1.1236 - stemmed projectile point
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeprojectile point
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1922
996.1.1237 - atypical end scraper
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typescraper
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1922
996.1.1042LOT - lithic specimens
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typevarious sub-categories
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1926
996.1.1236LOT - lithic specimens
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typevarious sub-categories
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies
Date Collected1922