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Limeuil (prehistoric site)
44.8833° N, 0.8883° E
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Limeuil is a prehistoric site in the French departement Dordogne. It is renowned for nearly 200 engravings dating back to the Magdalenian.
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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Art production (Magdalenian VI)
c. 12,000 BP
Excavations by J. Bouyssonie
1909–1913
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Workshops
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PetroglyphsReliefsBone Engravings
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Villages
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Rock SheltersLimestone OutcropsSoil Layers
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