In1826，MarceldeSerrescalledattentiontothegreatnumberofthebonesofanimalsoftheequinefamilyfoundintheneighborhoodofLunel-Viel；atSolutre，theremainsofhorsescoveragreatportionoftheslopewhichstretchesfrom。theeasternsideofthemountaintothebottomofthevalley。HerearefoundthosevastaccumulationstowhichtheinhabitantsofthevalleygivethecharacteristicnameofHORSE-WALLS。Thenumberofhorses，thebonesofwhichhavegonetoformthesewalls，maybeestimatedwithoutexaggerationat40，000。Thebonesaremixedtogetherinthegreatestconfusion，manyofthemshowtracesofhavingbeenburnt，andthefleshofthehorsewasevidentlythefavoritedietofthepeopleofSolutre。[66]
Atfirstmanobtainedbyforce，oftenaidedbystrategy，theanimalshecoveted。Hebadnotyetlearnttotamethemandreducethemtoservitude。Neitherthereindeernorthehorsewasasyetdomesticated，andneitherinthecavesnorinthevariousdepositselsewherehasacompleteskeletonbeenfound，butonly——averysignificantfact——
thebonesonwhichhadbeenthegreateramountofflesh。Theabsenceofanyremainsofthedog，soindispensableananimalinthekeepingofflocks，isyetanotherproofthatdomesticationwasstillunpractised。
Itwaswithmostmiserableweapons，suchasafewstones，scarcelyevenrough-hewn，andafewflintarrows，thatthecave-mandidnothesitatetoattackthemostformidableanimals，andwithsuchapparentlyinadequatemeanshesucceededinwoundingandevenkillingthem。TheFrenchMuseumpossessesmammothandrhinocerosbonesbearingfinescratchesproducedbytheweaponswhichhadbeenusedtodespatchtheanimals。Themetacarpusofalargebeastofprey，foundatEyzies，retainsmarksnolessclear，andtheskullofabearfrontNabrigashasinitalargewoundwhichmusthavebeenmadebyamissileofsomekind。
InIrelandastonehammerwasfoundwedgedintotheheadofaCERVUS