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Grotte du Placard

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Site type:
Cave
Site function:
Habitation site, Decor cave
Lat/Long:
45.68, 0.41
Country:
France
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The Grotte du Placard is an ornate cave located on the territory of the commune of Vilhonneur, in Charente, about thirty km east of Angoulême.

A fragment of a child's maxilla reputed to be Neanderthal has disappeared. A child's tooth discovered in 1960 was associated with a Mousterian industry (Middle Paleolithic).

Many bones of Homo sapiens dating from the Solutrean (Upper Paleolithic) have been found, including skulls shaped into cups.