Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The discovery of the oldest shell jewelry workshop at the Paleolithic site of La Roche-à-Pierrot in Saint-Césaire, Charente-Maritime, offers significant insights into ancient craftsmanship. This site, dated to at least 42,000 years ago, features an assemblage that includes red and yellow pigments.
La Grotte des Fées archaeological site (Allier, France), type site of Châtelperronian culture. Image credit: V. Mourre / Inrap – CC BY-SA 4.0
It stands out as a unique find in Western Europe and may be linked to the Châtelperronian culture that marks the transition from the last Neanderthals to the arrival of Homo sapiens in Europe.
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