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Abri Pataud
44.9369° N, 1.0125° E
About
L'Abri Pataud, or the Pataud Shelter in English, is a prehistoric site found in the middle of the village Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil in Dordogne, Aquitaine, southwestern France. The site includes human remains, stone tools, and early cultural artifacts made during the Upper Paleolithic, between approximately 47,000 and 17,000 years ago.
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Additional protection of nearby shelters
9 May 1958
Declared historical monument
25 June 1930
Human occupation
c. 47,000–17,000 BP
Excavations begun by Movius
1953
Site became museum property
1957
Venus figurine found
1958
Movius-directed investigations continued
1958–1964
Opened for public visits
1990
Archaeological Features
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Burial and Funerary Structures
Industrial and Craft Structures
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