Alain Roussot: fount of prehistoric knowledge

Forced to leave Paris during the 1940 « Exode » *, the year that Lascaux was discovered, Alain Roussot found refuge beside Primitive Man in Les Eyzies-de-Tayac. The famous Neanderthal giant is often mistaken for a Cro-Magnon but Alain Roussot never fell into that trap and he has remained a keen and privileged observer of the adventure of the science of prehistory in the Périgord. By a stroke of luck he was to wend his way alongside Abbé Breuil, Abbé Glory and also Chanoine Jean Bouyssonie and together they amassed a “divine” collection of records.
* the flight of civilians from the north of France during the German invasion

Perpetual mating season at Lascaux cave

Norbert Aujoulat, the eminent cave art expert, tells us the conclusion he has reached after years of meticulous study in Lascaux Cave: the Sistine Chapel by no means advocates chastity! There on the walls before our eyes it’s all about roaring and rutting and lust for life. His findings have been revealed in a beautiful book, a sort of “goodbye to Lascaux”, entitled “LASCAUX le geste, l’espace et le temps” published by “Editions du Seuil”. He has allowed us to show you a few pictures from it and to briefly outline his scientific and philosophical approach to the mysteries of this sanctuary of prehistory in the Périgord Noir.

First pictures of new cave in Le Bugue, puzzling underground dolmen

The National Museum of Prehistory, Bordeaux Anthropological Laboratory and the Regional Archaeological Organisation are to begin excavation work in the neolithic sanctuary discovered last autumn by Eric Castang and Jean-Michel Degeix, members of the G3S caving club. The latter are to participate in this thrilling protohistoric survey.