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  2. Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil - Wikipedia

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    Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil (French pronunciation: [le.z‿ezi də tajak siʁœj]; Occitan: Las Aisiás de Taiac e Siruèlh) is a former commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It was created in 1973 by the merger of two former communes: Les Eyzies-de-Tayac and Sireuil. [2]

  3. Les Eyzies - Wikipedia

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    Les Eyzies (French pronunciation:; Occitan: Las Aisiás) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil (the seat), Manaurie and Saint-Cirq. [3] Les Eyzies station has rail connections to Périgueux and Agen.

  4. National Museum of Prehistory (France) - Wikipedia

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    The National Museum of Prehistory presents an exceptionally rich prehistoric past in situ, and conserves some 6 million objects. [1] A site museum avant la lettre, at the heart of the Vézère Valley "museum site", which declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979 for the importance of the Paleolithic remains, [2] and a reflection of rapidly expanding archaeological research, it now ...

  5. Laugerie-Basse - Wikipedia

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    The impressive abri of Laugerie-Basse, named after the village, is located on the right side of the Vézère valley, about 2 kilometers upstream from Les Eyzies. It was formed at the bottom of a 45 meters high and 500 meters long scarp slope of flat-lying limestones from the Coniacian.

  6. Vézère - Wikipedia

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    The Vézère valley was dubbed the "Valley of Mankind" from the end of the nineteenth century following the numerous discoveries of exceptional prehistoric sites, including the Abri de Crô-Magnon, a rock shelter, the cave of Font-de-Gaume, and the Combarelles caves in Les Eyzies. It also the location of the Lascaux cave in Montignac.

  7. Sireuil - Wikipedia

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    Val de Nouère: Intercommunality: CA Grand Angoulême: Government ... Sireuil (French pronunciation:) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

  8. Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley

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    Font-de-Gaume, in Les Eyzies, discovered in 1901: the first time prehistoric paintings were discovered in the region. The paintings of animals (mainly bison and horses, more than 200 in total) date to the Magdalenian and are about 17,000 years old. Font-de-Gaume is the only cave with polychrome prehistoric paintings still open to the public. [3]

  9. Font-de-Gaume - Wikipedia

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    Font-de-Gaume is a cave near Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil in the Dordogne department of south-west France. The cave contains prehistoric polychrome cave paintings and engravings dating to the Magdalenian period. Discovered in 1901, more than 200 images have been identified in Font-de-Gaume.