Roc-aux-Sorciers, Archaeological site in Angles-sur-l'Anglin, France.

Roc-aux-Sorciers is a south-facing rock shelter at the foot of the Douce cliffs on the right bank of the Anglin, about 1.5 km from Angles-sur-l'Anglin. It has two parts: the Abri Bourdois, a shallow shelter with a low overhang, and the deeper Cave Taillebourg, a vestibule. The Abri Bourdois keeps a carved frieze about 20 m long, with horses, bison, goats, felines and headless female figures cut in raised relief into the limestone.

The carvings were made about 15,000 years ago during the Magdalenian period. Scientists discovered the location in the 1920s and began systematic excavations shortly after.

The carved figures show how artists of that time saw and understood their surroundings. The way animals and people are depicted reveals what mattered to the people living then.

The site is protected by a covered structure so you can see the carvings even in bad weather. An information center next to the location explains what you are looking at through videos and models.

The frieze includes headless and footless female figures known as Venuses, carved alongside bison, horses, wild goats and felines. Only one carved and painted bison has stayed in place on the vault; the other sculpted blocks were fragments of the collapsed roof of the Taillebourg cave.