A bison in Provence: the “bison” rock-shelter in Ségriès, Moustiers Sainte-Marie (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) — abridged version
Ségriès shelter is one of the rare examples of prehistoric art in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d´Azur region in South-East France. At the time of its discovery in the 1960s, Cosquer cave was unknown and therefore the site was the only one that could claim evidence of Paleolithic cave art in the area. How...
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Préhistoires méditerranéennes
2021
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| Online toegang: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Samenvatting: | Ségriès shelter is one of the rare examples of prehistoric art in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d´Azur region in South-East France. At the time of its discovery in the 1960s, Cosquer cave was unknown and therefore the site was the only one that could claim evidence of Paleolithic cave art in the area. However, Ségriès has long been ignored by the scientific community and has been excluded from most of the major syntheses on the subject, as much by ignorance as by mistrust. Indeed, the isolated character of the engraved panel, in a remote area of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, had something doubtful. The study carried out in the 1960’s by H. de Lumley (de Lumley 1968) had, however, confirmed the authenticity of this singular engraving. Thanks to an expertise carried out at the request of the Gorges du Verdon Natural Park, we were able to re-observe the engraving and alert on the worrying state of its conservation. Subsequently, a rock art survey, authorized and funded by the DRAC Paca (Regional Archaeological Service) made it possible to lead to a better recording of its state of conservation and to return to the question of its authenticity. |
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