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Cro-Magnon rock shelter

1868 archaeological discoveriesAurignacianEarly European modern humansPages including recorded pronunciationsPages with French IPA
Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère ValleyRock shelters
Abri de Cro Magnon Les Eyzies de Tayac 20090925
Abri de Cro Magnon Les Eyzies de Tayac 20090925

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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Cro-Magnon rock shelter
Chemin de Cro-Magnon, Les Eyzies

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Chemin de Cro-Magnon
24620 Les Eyzies (Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil)
Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Abri de Cro Magnon Les Eyzies de Tayac 20090925
Abri de Cro Magnon Les Eyzies de Tayac 20090925
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