Abri de Laugerie-Haute

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Location:	2km from Les Eyzies, on the right bank of the Vezere.
Open:	Les Eyzies, Dordogne, France
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Classification:	Karst cave. Abri, shelter. Prehstoric remains.
Light:	electric.
Dimension:	W=180m, L=35m.
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Bibliography:	Peyrony D., Peyrony E. (1938): Laugerie-Haute., Archives de l'Institut de paléontologie humaine, mémoire 19. Delpech Fr. (1986): Les Rennes du Grand abri de Laugerie-Haute en Dordogne, Arqueologia (Porto), t. 13, p. 66-71, ill.
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Last update:	$Date: 2008/07/01 20:22:49 $

History

Description

Laugerie-Haute is a abri, a shelter, not a real cave. It has an exceptional size, being 180 meters long. This place was used during the Upper Paleolithic as workshop for flint tools.

In five meters of sediment, 42 different levels were identified. The oldest remains are from the Périgordian (ca. 33,000-20,000 BC), the youngest from the Magdelenian (14,000 BC). The continuity of the layers over a rather long period of time allowed the scientists to make a timeline of the Upper Paleolithic. The good preservation of the site is due to a collapse of the roof. The debris covered the layers and saved them from weather and (more important) from human influence.

See also

• Laugerie-Haute
• The Ninth Cave - Laugerie Haute. An extensive page about the cave. The site is dedicated to Jean Auel, the authoress of the Ayla sequel, a fictitious story from the Paleolithic. It seems, this cave was described in one of the books.
• Ur- und Frühgeschichtliche Sammlung der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. Some exhibits from the collection of the Erlangen University which originate from Laugerie-Haute. The collection is accessible after appointment. ()
• Dordogne-Périgord. A list of references for various places, with a long list for Laugerie-Haute.
• Upper Palaeolithic Systematics. An overview on the most important sites, where Laugerie-Haute is mentioned several times.

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