Archaeological sites in Dordogne

Gisement préhistorique
24620 Marquay

The Laussel shelter, located in Marquay, Dordogne, is a major prehistoric site of the Gravettien, famous for its rock sculptures including the Venus with horn. It has been listed as a historical monument since 2007 and bears witness to paleolithic parietal art in the Périgord noir.

Gisement archéologique
24620 Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil

The Micoque deposit, at the Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil, is a major prehistoric site of the ancient and medium Paleolithic, classified at UNESCO. He delivered lithic remains essential for understanding the cultures of the Tayacian and the Micoquian.

Gisement archéologique
24150 Bayac

The Gravette deposit in Bayac is a prehistoric site of the Upper Paleolithic, listed as a Historic Monument, located in Dordogne (New Aquitaine).

Gisement préhistorique
24290 Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère

The Mustier prehistoric deposit, in Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère (Dordogne), is a major site of the Middle and Upper Paleolithic, classified at UNESCO, famous for its rock shelters and Neanderthal discoveries.

Gisement préhistorique
24350 Grand-Brassac

The Rochereil Cave, a prehistoric site of the Upper Paleolithic at Grand-Brassac (New Aquitaine), houses Magdalenian and Azilian remains, including burials. Ranked a historic monument in 1952, it overlooks the Dronne near the Rochereuil mill.

Abris sous roche
24250 Cénac-et-Saint-Julien

The cliff of the Conte in Cénac-et-Saint-Julien is a prehistoric site of the Paleolithic region located in New Aquitaine, an example of the first human occupation in the region.

Gisement préhistorique
24310 Bourdeilles

The prehistoric deposit of the Fourneau du Diable, in Bourdeilles (Dordogne), is a site of the Upper Paleolithic famous for its solutrene sculptures and archaeological remains classified as a historical monument in 1980.

Gisement archéologique
24310 La Gonterie-Boulouneix

The Tabaterie deposit, composed of the Brouillaud and Sondougne shelters, is a prehistoric site of the Middle and Upper Paleolithic located in La Gonterie-Boulouneix, New Aquitaine, classified as a Historic Monument since 1909.