- 600 pre-historic engravings of animals and symbols Grotte de la Mouthe - ornate cave of the Upper Paleolithic period La Grotte de Bernifal The deposit of La Micoque - discovery of numerous testimonies of the lithic industries of the Paleolithic (Tayacian, Micoquien and Mousterian) Abri Chadourne, named after its owner L'abri Audi| L'abri de Cro-Magnon, the eponymous site of the Cro-Magnon man. L'abri Pataud, a site studied under the responsibility of the National Museum of Natural History. The stratigraphic sequences comprises Upper Paleolithic levels, in particular, from bottom to top, Aurignacian, Gravettian, and Protomagdalénien Laugerie-Basse and Laugerie-Haute - paleolithic sites L'abri du Poisson - carved in low relief at the ceiling of the vault, raised in red colour a salmon Le vallon de Gorge d'enfer - ( private site ) - home to the grand abri and the vallée éternelle scientific research foundation. Les grottes du Roc de Cazelle constitute a troglodytic site occupied from prehistoric times until 1960. Many of these sites have been classified as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO as Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley. The discovery of these shelters within a restricted radius around Les Eyzies, their methodical exploration and the study of the deposits they concealed allowed prehistory to build up as a science and explains why the city claims the status of world capital of the prehistory, as the publicity leaflets recall. Museum The National Museum of Prehistory, where many prehistoric discoveries are preserved, is located in the heart of the village. Very rich in carved flints, it is especially aimed at specialists. Historical Sites Château de Commarque, 12th century, 14th century, 15th century, classified. Château de Tayac and its dependencies, 12th century 14th century 15th century. Personalities related to the municipality Pioneers of Archaeology: Louis and Édouard Lartet Denis Peyrony Élie Peyrony Henri Breuil Louis Capitan Gallery See also Abri Pataud Font-de-Gaume Château de Commarque Communes of the Dordogne department Les Combarelles Micoquien References External links Tourist office website National Museum of Prehistory (French) Eyziesdetayacsireuil Prehistoric sites in France Archaeological sites in France Dordogne communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia Populated places disestablished in 2019