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The Tabaterie deposit, located in La Gonterie-Boulouneix (Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine), is a major archaeological site in Prehistory. It consists of two shelters under rock, the Brouillaud Shelter and the Sondougne Shelter, showing a human occupation during the Middle and Upper Paleolithic. These shelters provided essential material remains to understand the lifestyles of prehistoric populations in this region.

The site was recognized for its heritage importance from the beginning of the twentieth century, as evidenced by its classification as Historic Monuments by order of 20 September 1909. This classification underlines the scientific and historical value of the deposit, which remains a reference point for the study of paleolithic societies in Périgord.

The location of the site, although documented in official databases such as Mérimée, has limited geographic accuracy (level 5 on a scale of 10). The available coordinates place the deposit near Brantôme-en-Périgord, but its exact address remains subject to approximations, reflecting the challenges of locating ancient archaeological sites.

No information is available on the current accessibility of the site, its openness to the public or any associated services (visits, accommodation). Sources are limited to Monumentum's heritage data and internal archives, without details of specific searches or discoveries made on site.

In the wider context of the Prehistoric Perigord, both rock shelters and Tabaterie shelters often served as seasonal or temporary places of life for groups of hunter-gatherers. These sites were strategically chosen for their proximity to natural resources (water, game, lithic materials) and offered shelter against weather, illustrating the adaptation of paleolithic societies to their environment.

The absence of references to characters or specific historical events in the available sources does not allow to reconstruct a detailed history of the site. However, its early ranking (1909) reflects the interest in prehistoric remains in France at the turn of the twentieth century, a period marked by the development of prehistoric archaeology as a scientific discipline.

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