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.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Antiquity
Main Author: d'Errico, Francesco
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1994
Subjects:
General Arts and Humanities
Archeology
Great auk
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00046172
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