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Natural PlacesSite Name: Le Rigourdou Alternative Name: Gisemont Rigourdou, Gisement préhistorique du Régourdou
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 3.583 km away from the location you searched for.
Département: Aquitaine:Dordogne (24) Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Sarlat-la-Canéda  Nearest Village: Montignac
Latitude: 45.054800N  Longitude: 1.178800E
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3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
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TheCaptain saw from a distance on 20th May 2005 Within this cliff shelter just a bit up the hillside from Lascaux found in March 1954 had the discovery made on 22 September 1957 of a complete Neanderthal skeleton in it. Not only this but also several burials of at least 5 bears were found suggesting some strange bear cult or activity. These days its fenced off with a little visitor centre and bears.

Le Rigourdou
Le Rigourdou submitted by greywether : (Vote or comment on this photo)
Within this cliff shelter just a bit up the hillside from Lascaux, found in March 1954, had the discovery made on 22 September 1957 of a complete Neanderthal skeleton in it. Not only this but also several burials of at least 5 bears were found suggesting some strange bear cult or activity.

These days its contained within a fenced off area with a little visitor centre and bears.

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Le Rigourdou
Le Rigourdou submitted by Flickr : le Regourdou en Vallée-Vézère Site in Aquitaine:Dordogne (24) France Crédit Photo : © Mathieu ANGLADA Découvrez le Périgord et la vallée de la Vézère sur : www.lascaux-dordogne.com/fr/patrimoine-culturel/site-monu... Image copyright: lascaux-dordogne, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Le Rigourdou
Le Rigourdou submitted by Flickr : IMG_9601_DxO Site in Aquitaine:Dordogne (24) France Le Regourdou est une grotte située sur la commune de Montignac dans le département de la Dordogne (France). Elle fut découverte en 1954 par Roger Constant, qui cherchait l'entrée naturelle de la grotte de Lascaux. Fouillée par Eugène Bonifay, qui n'a toujours pas publié la monographie en 2010, elle a livré un squelette d'homme de ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Le Rigourdou
Le Rigourdou submitted by Flickr : 4.28.2013 Neanderthalensis regourdou cave Site in Aquitaine:Dordogne (24) France Image copyright: Potomac Sun Photography, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Le Rigourdou
Le Rigourdou submitted by TheCaptain : These days, this cliff shelter is contained within a little visitor centre with bears. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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