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Cap Blanc rock shelter
Abri de Cap Blanc
Excavations 1911
Cap Blanc rock shelter in France
Cap Blanc rock shelter in France
Location in France
Cap Blanc rock shelter in France
Cap Blanc rock shelter in France
Cap Blanc rock shelter (France)
Locationnear Eyzies-de-Tayac, Marquay commune
RegionDordogne
Coordinates44°56′44″N 1°5′49″E / 44.94556°N 1.09694°E / 44.94556; 1.09694
History
CulturesMagdalenian
Site notes
Excavation dates1909,
ArchaeologistsRaymond Peyrille
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official nameLe Cap Blanc
Part ofPrehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley
CriteriaCultural: (i), (iii)
Reference85-010
Inscription1979 (3rd Session)
Area1.808 ha (194,600 sq ft)

The abri de Cap Blanc is a prehistoric limestone rock shelter with Magdalenian animal sculptures. It is in the Marquay commune on the right bank of the Beune River, a few kilometers west of Eyzies-de-Tayac, in Dordogne.

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