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Fontalès

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Site type:
Shelter
Site function:
Habitation site
Lat/Long:
44.14, 1.74
Country:
France
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Fontalès is a rock shelter and a prehistoric site of the Magdalenian, which is located in the commune of Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val, in the Tarn-et-Garonne.

The site has yielded a stratigraphic sequence with several levels of occupation dating back to the Upper Magdalenian. The material unearthed is extremely rich and includes 12,000 flint blades and slats, 5,000 tools, 200 reindeer wood harpoons, 20 bone harpoons, 530 spears, 250 chas needles and 16 pierced sticks. The site also delivered a horse engraved on pebble and some schematized female figures.