WHAT DO WE KNOW OF AZILIAN CULTURE?
An Azilian painted pebble
The Azilian culture operated in southern France and northern Spain.
It lasted from around 14,000–10,000 years ago and began during a period of climatic warming.
Melting ice sheets likely diminished food supplies, leading to impoverishment in comparison with the preceding, 'Magdalenian', culture.
In consequence, Azilian art and tools tend to be cruder than their forebears.
Typical Azilian artefacts include rounded points, crude bone harpoons and pebbles decorated in abstract art
At 12,000 years old, the five animals engraved on the Angoulême stone represent the youngest examples of more realistic Azilian art.
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