Cro-Magnon rock shelter
Cro-Magnon (/kroʊˈmænjən/ ⓘ, US: /-ˈmæɡnən/; 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.
Abri de Cro-Magnon | |
Cro-Magnon rock shelter; a commemorative marble plaque to the right of the image's center-top reads, "Abri de Cro-Magnon: ici furent découverts en 1868 les hommes de Cro-Magnon par François Berthoumeyrou" ("Shelter of Cro-Magnon: Here in 1868 Cro-Magnon men were discovered by François Berthoumeyrou") | |
Location within France | |
| Location | Les Eyzies, Dordogne |
|---|---|
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine France |
| Coordinates | 44°56′25″N 01°00′35″E |
| Altitude | 73.0 m (240 ft) |
| Type | Rock shelter |
| Part of | European early modern human sites |
| History | |
| Material | Human remains, animal bones, flint tools |
| Founded | ~27,680 ± 270 BP |
| Periods | Aurignacian |
| Associated with | Cro-Magnons |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1868+ |
| Archaeologists | Louis Lartet |
| Public access | Yes |
| Website | Official website |
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, iii |
| Designated | 1979 (3rd session) |
| Part of | Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley |
| Reference no. | 85 |
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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