Cap Blanc rock shelter
Abri de Cap Blanc | |
Excavations 1911 | |
| Location | near Eyzies-de-Tayac, Marquay commune |
|---|---|
| Region | Dordogne |
| Coordinates | 44°56′44″N 1°5′49″E / 44.94556°N 1.09694°E |
| History | |
| Cultures | Magdalenian |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1909, |
| Archaeologists | Raymond Peyrille |
| Official name | Le Cap Blanc |
| Part of | Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley |
| Criteria | Cultural: (i), (iii) |
| Reference | 85-010 |
| Inscription | 1979 (3rd Session) |
| Area | 1.808 ha (194,600 sq ft) |
The abri de Cap Blanc is a prehistoric limestone rock shelter with Magdalenian animal sculptures. It is in the Marquay commune on the right bank of the Beune River, a few kilometers west of Eyzies-de-Tayac, in Dordogne.