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Abri Audi

abri Audi

France Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil monument historique inscrit
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The Audi shelter, or Carrières shelter, is a prehistoric rock shelter located in the Eyzies-de-Tayac, Dordogne.

History: It was searched in the early twentieth century by Denis Peyrony, who found there a transition industry between Middle Paleolithic and Upper Paleolithic.

Protection: The Audi shelter was listed as historical monuments on December 18, 1946.

Bibliography: [Capitan & Peyrony 1905] Louis Capitan and Denis Peyrony, "Les ouches nouvelles du rocher des Eyzies (Dordogne)", Proceedings of the Congress of the French Prehistoric Society, Périgueux, Bourlon, 1905. [Peyrony 1909] Denis Peyrony, "Les shelteres Audy aux Eyzies (Dordogne)", Actes du Congrès AFAS, Lille, 1909. [Peyrony 1948] Denis Peyrony, "An update on the Audi and Châtelperron shelter industries", acts of the French Prehistoric Society, 1948. Gaston Lalanne, L'accueil des quarries : dit "Abri audi" station de la fin de l'époque Mousterien aux Eyzies (Dordogne), Bordeaux, Imprimerie Y. Cadoret...