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Record Details
- Holdings
- 35mm slide: 9291
- Date of Photo
- 1963
- World Region
- Europe
- Region
- Western Europe
- Country
- France
- State/Province
- Midi-Pyrenees
- Political Location
- Niaux
- Geographic Location
- Niaux Cave
- Archaeological Site Name
- Niaux Cave
- Period
- Late Magdalenian
- Culture
- Magdalenian
- Description
- Niaux, France. Trout engraved in clay. 17/4 As in the cave of nearby Bedeilhac, these clay surfaces of Niaux are rich in engravings. Unfortunately, casual visitors often failed to recognize them for what they were, trampling and frequently obliterating them. Those engravings which are preserved are the exceptions, an example being this excellent trout, measuring 11 3/4" in length and found on one of the overhangs of this gallery, before coming to t
- Image Categories
- Art: Sculpture/engraving/incised designs
Technical Details
- Collection
- UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
- Image Size
- 4496 x 3173
- File Size
- 2 MB
- Record
- 14808
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-14808/14808
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"Niaux, France. Trout engraved in clay. 17/4 As in the cave of nearby Bedeilhac, these clay surfaces of Niaux are rich in engravings. Unfortunately, casual visitors often failed to recognize them for what they were, trampling and frequently obliterating them. Those engravings which are preserved are the exceptions, an example being this excellent trout, measuring 11 3/4" in length and found on one of the overhangs of this gallery, before coming to t". In the digital collection UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-14808/14808. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. May 22, 2024.