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Natural PlacesSite Name: Abri de Laussel
Country: France Département: Aquitaine:Dordogne (24) Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Sarlat-la-Canéda  Nearest Village: Marquay
Latitude: 44.947222N  Longitude: 1.106944E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 no data Access:
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
0No data.
 no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
 4
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Abri de Laussel
Abri de Laussel submitted by Creative Commons : Site in Aquitaine:Dordogne (24) France English: Venus of Laussel, picture of the original kept in Bordeaux museum, France (black background) Français : Vénus de Laussel, photographie de l'original conservé au Musée d'Aquitaine à Bordeaux (fond noir) By photo 120, œuvre dont l'auteur est mort depuis environ 25 000 ans (Own work) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons (Vote or comment on this photo)
Abri in Dordogne


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Abri de Laussel
Abri de Laussel submitted by durhamnature : Female figure from "Anthropologie..." via archive.org Site in Aquitaine:Dordogne (24) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

Abri de Laussel
Abri de Laussel submitted by durhamnature : Entrance to the cave, feminine figure marked by white cross, from "Anthropologie..." via archive.org Site in Aquitaine:Dordogne (24) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

Abri de Laussel
Abri de Laussel submitted by durhamnature : Plan of the cave from "Anthropologie..." via archive.org Site in Aquitaine:Dordogne (24) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

Abri de Laussel
Abri de Laussel submitted by durhamnature : Side view of feminine figure from "Anthropologie..." via archive.org Site in Aquitaine:Dordogne (24) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

Abri de Laussel
Abri de Laussel submitted by durhamnature : Female figure from "Anthropologie..." via archive.org Site in Aquitaine:Dordogne (24) France

Abri de Laussel
Abri de Laussel submitted by durhamnature : Craved human figure, from "Introduction to Prehistoric Art" via archive.org Site in Aquitaine:Dordogne (24) France

Abri de Laussel
Abri de Laussel submitted by durhamnature : A better reproduction of the female figure, from "Introduction to Prehistoric Art" via archive.org Site in Aquitaine:Dordogne (24) France

Abri de Laussel
Abri de Laussel submitted by durhamnature : Horse carved in relief, from "Introduction to Prehistoric Art" via archive.org Site in Aquitaine:Dordogne (24) France

Abri de Laussel
Abri de Laussel submitted by durhamnature : Bas-relief of female figure with drinking horn, image from "Men of the Old Stone Age" via archive.org Site in Aquitaine:Dordogne (24) France

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