Pincevent, Archaeological site and historical monument in La Grande-Paroisse, France.

Pincevent is an archaeological site with multiple excavation areas where researchers study traces of hunting camps and animal bones from prehistoric times. The site features permanent protective structures covering the excavated layers and artifacts.

Pincevent was discovered in 1964 in a sand quarry worked since 1926, after Isabelle Roux-Rath alerted André Leroi-Gourhan's team. Excavations under Leroi-Gourhan continued until 1985, revealing a Magdalenian reindeer-hunters' camp about 12,300 years old. The site was classified as a historical monument in 1988.

The site's name comes from the French pince-vent, "wind pincher", after a bend of the Seine where the valley narrows. Excavations revealed around twenty Magdalenian hearths, and the flint tools and reindeer bones left around them record repeated seasonal camps of reindeer hunters about 12,300 years ago.

The location is designed for research work and study, with areas set up for field investigations under professional guidance. Visitors should check ahead since not all areas may be open to the public at all times.

At this location, the precise positions of ancient objects have been preserved in the ground, allowing researchers to reconstruct the life from 12,000 years ago almost like a snapshot. The spatial arrangement of finds reveals where people sat, ate, and used their tools.