In 1855 evidence of prehistoric man was found near Bruniquel under a hill called Montastruc. The hill was 98 foot high. The account said the overhang extended for about 46 feet along the river and the area enclosed was 298 square yards. Within this cave was found the 13,000-year-old sculpture called Swimming Reindeer.[2]
aveyron, river, tributary, loing, aveyron, loing, aveyron, french, pronunciation, aveʁɔ, occitan, avairon, long, river, southern, france, right, tributary, tarn, rises, southern, massif, central, near, sévérac, château, aveyron15th, century, bridge, belcasteln. For the tributary of the Loing see Aveyron Loing The Aveyron French pronunciation aveʁɔ Occitan Avairon is a 291 km long river in southern France right tributary of the Tarn 1 It rises in the southern Massif Central near Severac le Chateau Aveyron15th century bridge at BelcastelNative nameL Aveyron French LocationCountryFrancePhysical characteristicsSource locationMassif CentralMouth locationTarn coordinates44 5 13 N 1 16 0 E 44 08694 N 1 26667 E 44 08694 1 26667Length291 km 181 mi Basin size5 300 km2 2 000 sq mi Discharge average57 m3 s 2 000 cu ft s Basin featuresProgressionTarn Garonne Gironde estuary Atlantic OceanIn 1855 evidence of prehistoric man was found near Bruniquel under a hill called Montastruc The hill was 98 foot high The account said the overhang extended for about 46 feet along the river and the area enclosed was 298 square yards Within this cave was found the 13 000 year old sculpture called Swimming Reindeer 2 Tributaries include editViaur Cerou Vere AlzouPlaces along the river editThe Aveyron flows west through the following departements and towns Aveyron named after the river Rodez Villefranche de Rouergue Tarn Tarn et Garonne Bruniquel a town north east of ToulouseIt flows into the Tarn near Lafrancaise north west of Montauban References edit Sandre Fiche cours d eau L Aveyron O5 0250 Primitive Man Louis Fulier p 88 accessed 4 August 2010 nbsp This Occitania geographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article related to a river in France is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aveyron river amp oldid 1070710710, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,