An introduction to the study of prehistoric art . Fig. 7.—Solutrian implements.{Pointes a cran.). Fig. 8.— Solutrian implements fromSolutre. and the beginnings of that art which later attained sucha high development make their appearance. The climate,while still cold, was probably drier and less rigorous. iii. Magdalenian. The third stage is named after thecelebrated, rock shelter of La Madeleine, also situated on 14 PREHISTORIC ART the banks of the river Vezere. This shelter, one of themost interesting and richest in prehistoric relics, was amongthe first explored. It is situated about thirty

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An introduction to the study of prehistoric art . Fig. 7.—Solutrian implements.{Pointes a cran.). Fig. 8.— Solutrian implements fromSolutre. and the beginnings of that art which later attained sucha high development make their appearance. The climate,while still cold, was probably drier and less rigorous. iii. Magdalenian. The third stage is named after thecelebrated, rock shelter of La Madeleine, also situated on 14 PREHISTORIC ART the banks of the river Vezere. This shelter, one of themost interesting and richest in prehistoric relics, was amongthe first explored. It is situated about thirty yards fromthe river, and only a few yards above it. The site occu-pied by Palaeolithic man was about fifty feet in extent, andthe floor deposit containing evidence of his presence wassix or seven feet thick. The beautifully worked Hintscharacteristic of the Solutrian period have now disappeared,and Hakes of all sizes are the chief characteristics of the

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