Abri de la Madeleine

The archaeological site Abri de la Madeleine is a rock shelter under an overhanging cliff situated near Tursac, in the Dordogne département of the Aquitaine région of southwestern France [1]. It represents the type site of the Magdalenian culture of the Upper Paleolithic [1]. The shelter was also occupied during the Middle Ages [1]. Objects that were found at the la Madeleine site are distributed among a number of museums, including the Muséum de Toulouse, the Musee des Antiquites Nationales, St. Germain-en-Laye and the British Museum [1]. The Abri de la Madeleine is classified as a Monument historique since 1956 [1]. In 1979, the Abri de la Madeleine was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley because of its unique paleolithic artwork and archeological importance [1].