Rock Shelter

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Rock-shelter at Bruniquel — Rock-shelter at Bruniquel, a supposed habitation of man during the Reindeer Epoch.

Artist

Name:: Bayard, Émile
Dates:: 1837-1891
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Landscapes & places
Technique:: Wood engraving
Engraver:: Laplante, Charles
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: University of California Libraries, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Primitive man
Author(s):: Figuier, Louis
Publisher:: New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1876
Open Library:: View record.

Description

A human settlement in prehistoric times takes advantage of the natural shelter provided by the rocky landscape.

Keywords: 1870s, 19th century, black & white, cliff, prehistory, rock