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Letters from Dupont, Édouard François to Charles Lyell, 20 January 1865- 30 October 1872

 File — Box: Box 1.4
Identifier: Coll-203/1/70

Scope and Contents

Letters are summarised as:
1) Belgian caverns [SE of Dinant, Palaeolithic human remains]
2) Discovery of human remains in cavern [list of animal species also found in cave]
3) Cavern near Dinant, Palaeolithic man [butchery marks on animal bones potentially from humans, disarticulated bone assemblage including cave lion, cave hyena, bear, rhinoceros and horse]
4) Shells of the Lesse caverns [stone age flints from Vertus a commune of Marne, Belgium and polished stone artefacts from Spiennes, suggests ancient trade or migration route].

Dates

  • Creation: 20 January 1865- 30 October 1872

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Language of Materials

French

Extent

1 folder

Repository Details

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