2001
DOI: 10.4000/paleo.919
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The decorated cave of Cussac (Dordogne). Preliminary notes

Abstract: Le 16 septembre 2000, au cours d'une prospection spéléologique menée sur la commune du Buisson-de-Cadouin, Marc Delluc et Fabrice Massoulier, tous deux membres du Spéléo-Club de Périgueux, devaient reconnaître l'entrée d'une cavité au développement limité à une douzaine de mètres seulement. Après avoir franchi une première chatière, qui marquait jusqu'à ce jour le terme de ce conduit, puis un passage très bas -d'une dizaine de mètres de long -leur progression fut temporairement arrêtée par un éboulis de blocs … Show more

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“…The entrance of the cave has been known since the fifties (Peyrony, ), but the karstic network, which is 1.7 km long, was explored for the first time in September 2000 by two spelunkers, M. Delluc and F. Massoulier. The preservation in the cave is exceptional: they indentified a series of engravings, preserved prehistoric floors, and human remains lying exposed on the cave floor (Aujoulat et al, ). Cussac was designated as a national heritage site in November 2000 to maintain its integrity, and since then has been the subject of works to ensure its preservation and to secure the site, under the responsibility of the Ministry of Culture (Fourment et al, ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 76%
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“…The entrance of the cave has been known since the fifties (Peyrony, ), but the karstic network, which is 1.7 km long, was explored for the first time in September 2000 by two spelunkers, M. Delluc and F. Massoulier. The preservation in the cave is exceptional: they indentified a series of engravings, preserved prehistoric floors, and human remains lying exposed on the cave floor (Aujoulat et al, ). Cussac was designated as a national heritage site in November 2000 to maintain its integrity, and since then has been the subject of works to ensure its preservation and to secure the site, under the responsibility of the Ministry of Culture (Fourment et al, ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 76%
“…), though only one anatomical connection, between the right femur and tibia, is preserved. Even if it is impossible to reach definite conclusions without an excavation, our observations suggest a primary deposit of a corpse in ventral decubitus, lying along a North‐South axis, head to the South (Aujoulat et al, ; Henry‐Gambier et al, ). After the decomposition of the body, the skeleton was then disturbed by water, and covered with clay by natural accumulation (Aujoulat et al, ; Henry‐Gambier et al, ).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…In addition, at Cussac Cave in France, a rare deep cave burial has been found. Homo sapiens apparently lugged multiple bodies 200 meters deep into the cave (Aujoulat et al, 2002). Among traditional societies, such elaborate, effortful burials are typically associated with ancestor worship (Hayden, 2003, pp.…”
Section: Burialsmentioning
confidence: 99%