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Collapsed cave of Orgnac 3, France

44.307500N, 4.297040E, alt=162m

          
          
          

    

About Collapsed cave of Orgnac 3 


            

Archaeological site recording the transition between Lower and Middle Palaeolithic and the emergence of Levallois technology. The site was a cave during the first human occupations; it progressively collapsed (during complex III).

Scientific information

Name Sampling site Sample type Mineral Height Bottom age Top age Details
Org3-fsp1 Australia boulder Not defined Calcite 13 cm 258800 ± 10840 (a. BCE) 271950 ± 5180 (a. BCE)

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Vandevelde et al 2025_JAMT.pdf application/pdf
Vandevelde et al 2025_JAMT_SI_10816_2025_9709_MOESM1_ESM.pdf application/pdf

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