Abri Pataud, Les Eyzies-de-Tayac

Thanks to the different archaeological layers, visitors can easily view the chronology of civilizations that have been present in the cliffs of Eyzies. They also reveal the evolution of landscapes over millennia. 

The first inhabitants of the Pataud shelter dates from around 35,000 years ago; they were semi-nomadic hunter-gatherers. Around 28,000 years ago the Gravettians then settled here but for longer periods. The shelter was enlarged into the rock at this time. At the end of the Gravettian civilization (22,000 years ago), the roof collapsed and there remained only a narrow corridor along the rock wall. It was then used as a place of burial: the remains of 6 people have been found here.