Le Regourdou
Cave and archaeological site in France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Le Regourdou[1] (or Le Régourdou)[2] is an archaeological site in the Dordogne department, France, on top of a hill just 800 m (2,600 ft) from the famous cave complex of Lascaux. At this now collapsed 35 m (115 ft) deep ancient karst cavity remarkably well preserved Neanderthal fossils were recovered, that might be skeletal remains of deliberate burials.[3] According to the current excavation team at the site, the correct name of the location is "Regourdou". "Le Régourdou" is considered a misnomer and should be avoided.[4][5][6]
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Alternative name | Regourdou |
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Location | Montignac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Region | Dordogne department, southwestern France |
Coordinates | 45°03′18″N 1°10′40″E |
Length | 23 m |
Width | 11 m |
History | |
Periods | Upper Paleolithic, Mesolithic, |
Cultures | Mousterian |
Associated with | Roger Constant |
Site notes | |
Discovered | 1954 |
Archaeologists | François Bordes, Eugène Bonifay |
Condition | collapsed cave |
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