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Grotte préhistorique de la Grèze

Marquay, Dordogne, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
La grotte préhistorique (cad. AW 342) : inscription par arrêté du 9 octobre 2009
Protection dates
2009/10/09 : inscrit MH
Type
grotte ornée, site archéologique
Main period of construction
Paléolithique
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Marquay
Département
Dordogne
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
44.94580, 1.09005
Mérimée reference
PA24000072

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Aquitaniae descriptio" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

La Grèze fut découverte très tôt. Dès 1914, le « profil tordu » du bison est utilisé comme référence par l'abbé Breuil dans sa classification.

English translation

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La Grèze was discovered very early. From 1914, the "twisted profile" of the bison was used as a reference by Abbé Breuil in his classification.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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