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Lascaux
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- Site type:
- Cave
- Site function:
- Decor cave
- Lat/Long:
- 45.05, 1.17
- Country:
- France
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Lascaux painting
Lascaux (English: la-SKOH, US also lah-SKOH; French: Grotte de Lascaux [ɡʁɔt də lasko], "Lascaux Cave") is a network of caves near the village of Montignac, in the department of Dordogne in southwestern France. Over 600 parietal wall paintings cover the interior walls and ceilings of the cave. The paintings represent primarily large animals, typical local contemporary fauna that correspond with the fossil record of the Upper Paleolithic in the area. They are the combined effort of many generations and, with continued debate, the age of the paintings is now usually estimated at around 17,000 years (early Magdalenian). Because of the outstanding prehistoric art in the cave, Lascaux was inducted into the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979, as an element of the Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley.
The original caves have been closed to the public since 1963, as their condition was deteriorating, but there are now a number of replicas.
3D Models, Videos and Images
The Dordogne, France. Lascaux's Prehistoric Cave Paintings - Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Guide
The discovery of Lascaux cave
The original Lascaux cave and its reproductions
Lascaux The Prehistory Of Art
Virtual Tour of Lascaux Cave
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Lascaux painting
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Lascaux entrance
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Lascaux 017
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Lascaux 003
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Lascaux 009
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Lascaux 015
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Lascaux 024
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Lascaux 020
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