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SUMMARY:Of reindeer and whale: Courbet cave input for the understanding of
  Magdalenian hunters-gatherers’ mobility in south-western France  - Dr C
 laire Lucas\, British Museum
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CONTACT:Finn Stileman
DESCRIPTION:Courbet cave is a landmark Magdalenian site of the Aveyron val
 ley. From early explorations in the 19th century\, the discovery of human 
 remains and a wealth of portable art in association with Magdalenian indus
 try and fauna contributed to the fame of the deposit. Beside renowned artw
 orks\, the overall content of the industry remained poorly known apart fro
 m succinct comments in early publications\, leaving a grey area when consi
 dering the place of Courbet cave within Magdalenian settlements of south-w
 estern France. A recent review of the osseous industry and portable art cu
 rated at the British Museum (over 1300 pieces) corroborated the attributio
 n of most of the collection to the Upper Magdalenian and yielded new evide
 nce of contacts with surrounding areas\, setting up a framework for future
  research. In particular\, the unexpected identification of twenty-three a
 dditional portable art pieces\, some of which support close connections to
  the Pyrenean area\, and two artefacts made of whale bones imported from t
 he Atlantic coast clearly show the Magdalenian inhabitants of the Aveyron 
 valley were part of wider networks.
LOCATION:McDonald Institute Seminar Room\, Department of Archaeology
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