Cro-Magnon rock shelter
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Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère ValleyRock shelters
Cro-Magnon ( , US: ; French: Abri de Cro-Magnon French pronunciation: [kʁomaɲɔ̃]) is an Aurignacian (Upper Paleolithic) site, located in a rock shelter at Les Eyzies, a hamlet in the commune of Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil, Dordogne, southwestern France.Most notably, it is the site of the discovery of anatomically modern human remains, apparently buried at the site, dated to about 28,000 years ago. Because of its archeological importance, Abri de Cro-Magnon was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley site.
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Chemin de Cro-Magnon, Les Eyzies
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| N 44.940277777778 ° | E 1.0097222222222 ° |
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Chemin de Cro-Magnon
Chemin de Cro-Magnon
24620 Les Eyzies (Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil)
Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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