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Cave of Orgnac 3, France

44.307500N, 4.297040E, alt=162m

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Cave of Orgnac 3 
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Archaeological site recording the transition between Lower and Middle Palaeolithic and the emergence of Levallois technology. The site was a cave during the first human occupations; it progressively collapsed (during complex III).

Name Sampling site Sample type Mineral Height Begin age End age Details
Org3-fsp1 Australia boulder Not defined Calcite 13 cm 258800 ± 10840 (a. BCE) 271950 ± 5180 (a. BCE)
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