Raymonden

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The Raymonden Shelter is a rock shelter and archaeological site of Paleolithic located in Chancelade, Dordogne, France. Among other things, he delivered a well-preserved modern man's burial and remains of the Magdalenian.

Location: The Raymonden shelter is located in the Périgord, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, in the north-west of the Dordogne department, on the commune of Chancelade, on the border of the road D939 towards Brantôme, near the source of Raymonden.

History: The site was discovered in 1874 by Maurice Féaux who recognized a Moustarian home, above which he collected various objects from the Magdalenian industry. On 18 March 1876, Michel Hardy began to search the entrance and discovered several flint blades, but he had to stop exploring the archaeological layer because he was hampered by a landslide and the presence of large limestone blocks due to the collapse of a overhang that protected it. He reported this discovery to the Historical and Archaeological Society of the Périgord in 1877. Further excavations were undertaken in 1883, but without success because they were undertaken alongside the archaeological deposit.

In 1887, to build the carriageway of a tramway...