Category Archives: Pre-History

Maillé and Luynes in the Touraine ~ C17th images by Louis Boudan

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Jim McNeill

The commune of Maillé in the Touraine is burned into the minds of many as the place of the Second World War massacre. But, of course, the small town and its surrounding district has more history than that single tragic … Continue reading →

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Palaeolithic Worked Flint Tools, Grand Pressigny ~ a short paper by John Evans (1823-1908)

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Jim McNeill

Further to my recent post; the 1868 Journal Offrint on Palaeolithic Worked Flint Tools, Grand Pressigny, by John Evans FRS, FSA, FGS is reproduced below. The author, John Evans, came from a paper-making business background however “outside his business life … Continue reading →

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Palaeolithic Worked Flint Tools, Grand Pressigny, 1867 ~ Journal Offprint

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Jim McNeill

Well, I’ve just successfully bid for a Journal Offprint on EBAY. It’s, On the worked flints of Pressigny Le Grand, by John Evans and is from Archaeolgia Volume 40, 1867. It contains; 8 pages, plus 2 full-page illustrations/line drawings of … Continue reading →

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Le Chatelier and Paulmy ~ their châteaux and 16th Century religious wars

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Jim McNeill

Following the recent successful history walk from Paulmy to Le Chatelier in the South Touraine I thought it would be of interest to share the history notes I prepared for the day (many thanks to Kath Watson for assistance with … Continue reading →

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The prehistory of the Touraine ~ check out this site

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Jim McNeill

Here’s a great local site Fossils of the Touraine. It’s written by Dominique Millet and, as well as some exquisite images of local fossils such as the one reproduced here, it includes timeline charts and maps of the Touraine showing … Continue reading →

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Pierre Chaude ~ the dolmen of Le Chatelier in the South Touraine

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Jim McNeill

On the road to Neuilly-le-Brignon, about 5-600 meters from Chatelier and in a field just off to the left there was once found a huge rock. This rock became known as the prehistoric site “Pierre Chaude”, a Dolmen ~ a … Continue reading →

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