La Madeleine is a settlement site in the present-day Dordogne that was used for thousands of years until the early modern period. It is located on a narrow loop of the Vézère and belongs to the municipality of Tursac, which is located in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine – more precisely in the department of Dordogne, the former province of Périgord.
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00:00High above the River Vizier lies the prehistoric site of Madeleine, discovered in 1863 by Edward
00:18Lartet and Henry Christie.
00:29The first inhabitants fled their villages, which were too exposed to the Norman invasions.
00:34Like many troglodyte dwellings in Paragour the Madeleine offers protection from raiders
00:38and robbers who ravaged the Paragour of the first millennium.
00:54The earliest buildings bore little resemblance to the remains visible today.
00:58In the 10th century, the buildings were made of wood or clay.
01:01The use of stone was rare.
01:11The present remains were built somewhat later, during the Hundred Years' War, when France
01:15and England fought over Aquitaine.