Located in Velay within the high plateau of the South-eastern Massif Central, the cave known as the Rond du Barry is the largest Magdalenian stratified site in the Auvergne. The assemblage from archaeo-stratigraphic Unit F2 was initially considered to be Ancient Magdalenian and a large part of the lithic material was considered to consist mostly of imports from the margins of the Paris basin. The finds are currently being re-examined in a collaborative research project covering raw material procurement, lithic technology and the utilization of reindeer antlers and also bone material. Extra-regional affinities of the Rond du Barry Magdalenian fascies and adaptation strategies in the context of its mid-moutain location are discussed and compared with contemporary open-air sites of the lowland Auvergne.