FranceCombe-Capelle is a Paleolithic and Epipaleolithic site situated in the Couze valley in the Périgord region of Southern France [1]. Henri-Marc Ami carried out excavations in the area from the late 1920s until his death in 1931 [1]. The famous Homo sapiens fossil from Combe-Capelle, discovered in 1909 was sold to the Museum für Völkerkunde, Berlin, in 1910 [1]. The fossil was found to date to the early Holocene (Mesolithic Europe), at 9,500 years old [1].
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Also known as: Combe Capelle, d'abri Peyrony, the Abri Peyrony, Uomo di Combe-Capelle, Комб-Капель, کمبکاپل, کمب کاپل, アブリペイロニ遺跡, コンブ・カペル
| Type | Archaeological site |
|---|---|
| Period | < 4500 BC |
| Country | France |
| Coordinates | 44.7529° N, 0.8487° E |