Pech de l'Azé IV is an archaeological site in the Périgord region of southern France. It dates to the time of the Neandertals and contains occupational debris from many millennia of Neandertal intermittent use of the cave. This sequence of occupation begins perhaps about 80,000 to 90,000 years ago, and ends about 35,000 years ago.

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The current project follows the previous excavation at the site by a local amateur in the mid-1900s. Our goals are to get more information that will allow us to understand better the context of the Neandertal infant who was presumably buried there and to investigate the hearths and their contents. Compared to other Neandertal sites, Roc de Marsal is unusual in having discrete fire features; analysis of these will help us better interpret Neandertal cultural behavior.

Where
Western Europe

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