Roc-aux-Sorciers
Cave and archaeological site with prehistoric art in France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Roc-aux-Sorciers is an Upper Paleolithic rock shelter site dating to the mid-Magdalenian cultural stage, ca 14,000 yBP, made famous by its relief wall carvings. The site is in the French commune of Angles-sur-l'Anglin, in Vienne. The name 'Sorcerers' Rock', with its suggestions of pagan rendez-vous, was applied to the site long before the wall-carvings were discovered.[1][citation needed]
Roc-aux-Sorciers | |
Alternative name | Sorcerers' Rock |
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Location | commune of Angles-sur-l'Anglin, in Vienne |
Coordinates | 46°25′17″N 1°31′27″E |
History | |
Periods | Upper Paleolithic |
Cultures | Magdalenian |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1933 |
Archaeologists | Henri Breuil |
The south-facing rock-shelter at the base of the slopes of the Douce, above the right bank of the Anglin, about 1.5 km (0.93 mi) above the village, is composed of two geologically distinct sections; below is the Abri Bourdois, a classic rock-shelter site beneath a slight overhang, and above is the Cave Taillebourg,[2] a deeper vestibule. The two parts are separated by a zone that has not yet been excavated, kept in reserve. The site was classed a Monument Historique, 18 January 1955.