La Micoque

A rock shelter near Les Eyzies in the Dordogne, southwest France, with a series of the Lower-Middle Palaeolithic levels. The uppermost contained hand axes in the type assemblage of the Micoquian industry, while the five lower levels are the type series of the Tayacian.

The collapsed rock shelter at La Micoque close to Les Eyzies in the Dordogne, southwest France, has a series of early Palaeolithic levels. The uppermost with hand axes is the type assemblage of the Micoquian industry, while the five lower levels are the type series of the Tayacian.