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Palaeolithic / Paleolithic European, Russian and Australian Archaeology / Archeology Sites


Grotte de la Vache

La Grotte de la Vache is important for the complete camp of Magdalenian hunters found, and may be seen almost as it was 12 000 to 15 000 years ago. Weapons, tools, typical game and artworks have been recovered from this small but important site.


 Lake Mungo

Australian Archeology / Archeology sites


Grotte de Sorcier
The Grotte du Sorcier, or the Roc Saint-Cirq, is one of the sites classified as a World Heritage site by UNESCO among the prehistoric painted caves in the Vézère valley. It was discovered in late 1951. This site contains prehistoric engravings dating from the Magdalenian. There are engravings of humans, including the famous sorcerer, as well as animals (bison, horses and ibex), and linear signs.


Grotte de Gargas

The cave art of Grotte de Gargas constitutes one of the most moving revelations today of the life and thoughts of our prehistoric ancestors. It is made up of two very important elements - painted hands, many mutilated, as well as important animal engravings and paintings.


Castel-Merle

Castel-Merle, Vallon des Roches


La Gravette, the type site for the Gravettian

La Gravette, the original site for the Gravettian toolmaking and venus carving culture


Abri Pataud Venus

The Venus of Abri Pataud, as well as the site of Abri Pataud


  Mousterian (Neanderthal) Sites Mousterian (Neanderthal) Sites


  hobbits flores

The Hobbits of Flores, Homo floresiensis


  Cro Magnon shelter

The Cro-Magnon Shelter


  Homo Erectus Sites

Homo erectus (Beijing Man, Peking Man) sites




Peștera cu Oase

Peștera cu Oase


Roc-de-Cave

Roc-de-Cave


La Madeleine

La Madeleine


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Laugerie Haute


laugerie basse

Laugerie Basse


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Dolni Vestonice


Wonderwerk cave

Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa - contains stone tools dated to two million years ago, possibly knapped by Homo habilis.


coprolite evidence

North American sites - When did people first reach North America?


otzi

Ötzi the Iceman


font de gaume

Font de Gaume in the French Dordogne


  Liujiang site

Liujiang - ancient modern human skull


  Homo Erectus Sites

The Homo Erectus site at Dmanisi


drilled teeth

Neanderthal Symbolism  - this is a translation of an excellent article discussing artefacts from many Neanderthal sites


Chinese Skull

80 000 to 100 000 years old hominin skull found in China


Coa Valley

The Côa Valley in Portugal


Lepenski Vir

Proto Lepenski Vir and Lepenski Vir Ia - a mesolithic site on the Donau


Lepenski Vir

Lepenski Vir Ib-e, II, III - a mesolithic site on the Donau


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Kostenki and other sites on the Don River


zaraysk

Zaraysk


Kurya

Mamontovaya Kurya - Мамонтовой Курьи - Human presence in the European Arctic nearly 40 000 years ago


avdeevo

Avdeevo


lucy's baby

Lucy's baby, Australopithecus afarensis


mapsites

Location Maps and Themes of Cave Paintings


Grotte de Vic

French and Spanish Caves and Rock Shelters


Grotte de Vic

Grottes et Abris-sous-Roche Français et Espagnols


Pech Merle

Pech Merle in South West France


abri marseilles

L'Abri des Marseilles


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The Dordogne - scene for Book 5, Shelters of Stone. Scenes from the Dordogne, cooking Clan style - preparation of ptarmigan, and using a firestone to make a fire. Photos courtesy Sharon Rogers/walkhound


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Prehistory of the Oltenia region of Romania - The Alexis Project. This is an overview of the work in progress by a small but dedicated group of Romanian people interested in preserving the prehistory and history of their region, and increasing knowledge about their area.


  The original Sungaea site

The Sungir - Sunghir site near Moscow


  The original Sharamudoi site - in the Iron Gates region of the Donau

The Iron Gates Gorge, a very important series of mesolithic sites on the Danube


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Mezhirich


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Mezin


 The original Clan Cave site - Shanidar

Shanidar Cave in Iraq


 The  Clan Fishing site - Sudak on the Crimean coast

The Clan Fishing site - Sudak on the Crimean coast




Ice Age Infants - discovered at the Krems-Wachtberg site in Austria on the Danube


 Mammoth site

The Krems-Wachtberg mammoth site in Austria on the Danube


lake dwelling

Neolithic and later sites


boats

Gobustan on the Caspian Sea


chauvetcave

Chauvet Cave


Burial Mounds

Burial Mounds in Denmark


  The Lagar Velho Hybrid Child from Portugal

The Lagar Velho Hybrid Child from Portugal




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