c.20,000 BP the Perigordian was theorized by prehistorians (namely Denis Peyrony [fr]). The earliest culture in the tradition is the Châtelperronian...

extreme degradation of many of the paintings. Breuil was accompanied by Denis Peyrony, curator of Les eyzies (Prehistory Museum) at Les Eyzies, Jean Bouyssonie...

national de Préhistoire) is a French institution founded in 1918 by Denis Peyrony in the commune of Les Eyzies-de-Tayac (now the commune of Les Eyzies)...

pick-axe, breaking it. A relatively complete skeleton was uncovered and Denis Peyrony and Louis Capitan were brought in to examine it. The frieze depicts...

and scientifically explored by the archaeologists Henri Breuil and Denis Peyrony in the early twentieth century, while Lascaux, which has the most exceptional...

rock shelter shortly thereafter. Denis Peyrony and Louis Capitan explored the site in 1905, 1907 and 1912; Peyrony in 1934, Henri Delporte in 1969 and...

period. It was officially discovered in September 1901 by pre-historians Denis Peyrony, Abbé Breuil, and Louis Capitan. The entrance of the cave and the right-hand...

discovered at the La Ferrassie site in France by Louis Capitan and Denis Peyrony in 1909. The skull is the most complete Neanderthal skull ever found...

Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley. The paintings were discovered by Denis Peyrony, a local schoolmaster, on 12 September 1901. The cave had been known...

15th century. Pioneers of Archaeology: Louis and Édouard Lartet Denis Peyrony Élie Peyrony Henri Breuil Louis Capitan Édouard Lartet Louis Lartet National...