Abri Pataud

Abri Pataud
Abri Pataud
Abri Pataud
Abri Pataud
Abri Pataud in France
Abri Pataud in France
Location in France
Abri Pataud in France
Abri Pataud in France
Abri Pataud (France)
Alternative namePataud Shelter
Locationnear Eyzies-de-Tayac,
RegionDordogne, France
Coordinates44°56′13″N 1°0′45″E / 44.93694°N 1.01250°E / 44.93694; 1.01250
History
CulturesMagdalenian
Site notes
Excavation dates1953,
ArchaeologistsHallam L. Movius

L'Abri Pataud, or the Pataud Shelter in English, is a prehistoric site found in the middle of the village Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil in Dordogne, Aquitaine, southwestern France. The site includes human remains, stone tools, and early cultural artifacts made during the Upper Paleolithic, between approximately 47,000 and 17,000 years ago.