Abri de la Madeleine

Abri de la Madeleine is a rock shelter under an overhanging cliff near Tursac in the Dordogne department of southwestern France [1]. It serves as the type site for the Magdalenian culture of the Upper Paleolithic period [2]. The site contains notable artifacts including an antler carving called 'Bison Licking its Side' dating to 13,000 BC [3]. In 1926, the skeleton of a three-year-old child with exquisite shell jewelry was discovered from the end of the Magdalenian period [4]. The shelter was classified as a Monument historique in 1956 and became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979 as part of the Vézère Valley Caves [5].