Plateau Ruffet

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Site Typeopen air DescriptionFour known Paleolithic sites comprise the site complex of Combe-Capelle -- Roc de Combe-Capelle and Abri Peyrony, both of which are located at the top of the slope at the foot of the limestone cliff, the Plateau de Ruffet overlooking Combe-Capelle, and Combe-Capelle Bas at the foot of the slope. All of these sites were quite rich in archaeological materials, spanning the Lower, Middle, and Upper Paleolithic.

Site Name Plateau Ruffet Site Type open air Description
Four known Paleolithic sites comprise the site complex of Combe-Capelle -- Roc de Combe-Capelle and Abri Peyrony, both of which are located at the top of the slope at the foot of the limestone cliff, the Plateau de…
Four known Paleolithic sites comprise the site complex of Combe-Capelle -- Roc de Combe-Capelle and Abri Peyrony, both of which are located at the top of the slope at the foot of the limestone cliff, the Plateau de Ruffet overlooking Combe-Capelle, and Combe-Capelle Bas at the foot of the slope. All of these sites were quite rich in archaeological materials, spanning the Lower, Middle, and Upper Paleolithic.

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"Site Details - Plateau Ruffet, Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/7-373/17-20774. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.

Site Information

There are 19 specimens from this Item Group

996.1.511 - naturally backed knife

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typeretouched flake Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Couze Date Collected1928

996.1.512 - single straight side scraper

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typescraper Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Couze Date Collected1928

996.1.513 - triangular biface

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typebiface Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Couze Date Collected1928

996.1.514 - convergent convex side scraper

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typescraper Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Couze Date Collected1928

996.1.597 - notch

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typenotch Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Couze Date Collected1926

996.1.598 - single straight side scraper

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typescraper Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Couze Date Collected1926

996.1.599 - limande biface

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typebiface Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Couze Date Collected1926

996.1.600 - radially flaked core

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typecore Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Couze Date Collected1926

996.1.605 - triangular biface

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typebiface Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Couze Date Collected1926

996.1.606 - triangular biface

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typebiface Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Couze Date Collected1926

996.1.762 - typical backed knife

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typeretouched flake Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Couze

996.1.763 - typical backed knife

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typeutilized flake Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Couze

996.1.764 - Mousterian projectile point

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typeprojectile point Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Couze

996.1.765 - bifacially retouched piece

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typebiface Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Couze

996.1.599LOT - lithic specimens

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typevarious sub-categories Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Couze Date Collected1926

996.1.605LOT - triangular bifaces

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typebiface Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Couze Date Collected1926

996.1.597LOT - lithic specimens

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typevarious sub-categories Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Couze Date Collected1926

996.1.511LOT - lithic specimens

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typevarious sub-categories Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Couze Date Collected1928

996.1.762LOT - lithic specimens

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typevarious sub-categories Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Couze