Birds of the Grotte Cosquer: the Great Auk and Palaeolithic prehistory
Striking among the figures of the Grotte Cosquer, the Palaeolithic painted cave newly discovered in Mediterranean France, are some waterbirds. They are identified as Great Auks, the great and extinct ‘penguin’ of the northern ocean.
| Published in: | Antiquity |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1994
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00046172 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0003598X00046172 |
| Summary: | Striking among the figures of the Grotte Cosquer, the Palaeolithic painted cave newly discovered in Mediterranean France, are some waterbirds. They are identified as Great Auks, the great and extinct ‘penguin’ of the northern ocean. |
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