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Pech de l'Aze I

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Site type:
Cave
Site function:
Habitation site
Lat/Long:
44.83, 1.25
Country:
France
Classifications:
Homo neanderthalensis
Cultures:
Mousterian
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The Pech-de-l'Azé caves are a prehistoric site located in the French commune of Carsac-Aillac, in the Dordogne department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France.

Pech-de-l'Azé I is a reference site for the regional Middle Palaeolithic.

Pech-de-l'Azé I, was the first of the caves to be discovered sometime early in the 19th century. Most of its archaeological record was then destroyed by treasure hunters. It is however notable for being the place of discovery of the skull of a Neanderthal child in 1909.