Périgordian is a term for several distinct but related

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which are thought by some archaeologists to represent a contiguous tradition. Thought to have existed between c.35,000 BP and c.20,000 BP the Perigordian was theorized by prehistorians (namely ). The earliest culture in the tradition is the

Châtelperronian The Châtelperronian is a proposed industry of the Upper Palaeolithic, the existence of which is debated. It represents both the only Upper Palaeolithic industry made by Neanderthals and the earliest Upper Palaeolithic industry in central and s ...

which is thought to have produced denticulate tools and flint knives. It is argued that this was superseded by the

Gravettian The Gravettian was an archaeological industry of the European Upper Paleolithic that succeeded the Aurignacian circa 33,000 years BP. It is archaeologically the last European culture many consider unified, and had mostly disappeared by 2 ...

with its

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points and Noailles burins. The tradition culminated in the proto-

Magdalenian The Magdalenian cultures (also Madelenian; French: ''Magdalénien'') are later cultures of the Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic in western Europe. They date from around 17,000 to 12,000 years ago. It is named after the type site of La Madel ...

. Critics have pointed out that no continuous sequence of Périgordian occupation has yet been found, and that the tradition requires it to have co-existed separately from the

Aurignacian The Aurignacian () is an archaeological industry of the Upper Paleolithic associated with European early modern humans (EEMH) lasting from 43,000 to 26,000 years ago. The Upper Paleolithic developed in Europe some time after the Levant, where ...

industry rather than being differing industries that existed before and afterwards.Blades, Brooke S. "Aurignacian Lithic Economy: Ecological Perspectives from Southwestern France". Springer Science & Business Media, 2006. p. 44

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). Périgordia V. *Gorge d'Enfer - (

Dordogne Dordogne ( , or ; ; oc, Dordonha ) is a large rural department in Southwestern France, with its prefecture in Périgueux. Located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region roughly half-way between the Loire Valley and the Pyrenees, it is named ...

). Lower and Upper Périgordia. *La Ferrassie - (Dordogne). *La Gravette - (Dordogne). Périgordia IV. *Labattut (Abri) - (Dordogne). Périgordia IV-VI. *Laugerie Haute - (Dordogne). *Laussel - (Dordogne) Périgordia IV. *Le Moustier - (Dordogne). *Noailles - (Corrèze). Périgord V. *Oreille d'Enfer - (Dordogne). Périgord V. *Abri Pataud - (Dordogne). Périgord IV-VII. *Vignaud (Abri) - (Dordogne). Périgord V.

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