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Le Regourdou
45.0550° N, 1.1778° E
About
Le Regourdou (or Le Régourdou) 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. 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.
Historical Timeline
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Neanderthal mandible found
22 September 1957
Lascaux discovery
September 1940
Site discovery by owner
1954
Official excavations
1961–1964
Shaft cave digging begun
1970
Renewed excavations and finds
2008 and 2011
Archaeological Features
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Burial and Funerary Structures
Religious and Ritual Structures
Domestic and Habitation Structures
Environmental and Natural Features
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