Sites & cities that bear the name of Laussel

Laussel

Today in : France
First trace of activity : ca. 23,100 B.C.E
Last trace of activity : ca. 22,900 B.C.E

Description : The Venus of Laussel is an 18.11-inch-high (46.0-centimetre) limestone bas-relief of a nude woman. It is painted with red ochre and was carved into the limestone of a rock shelter (Abri de Laussel) in the commune of Marquay, in the Dordogne department of south-western France. The carving is associated with the Gravettian Upper Paleolithic culture (approximately 25,000 years old). It is currently displayed in the Musée d'Aquitaine in Bordeaux, France.

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