Lascaux

Lascaux IV International Centre of Parietal Art, Lascaux
Lascaux IV International Centre of Parietal Art, Lascaux
  • Lascaux is a cave complex which holds Prehistoric Cave Art located near the village of Montignac in the Dordogne Department of southwestern France.
  • To prevent further deterioration, the caves were closed in 1963.

Lascaux IV International Centre of Parietal Art, Lascaux

  • An exact replica of the original cave can be visited, known as Lascaux IV International Centre of Parietal Art, Lascaux

Rock Paintings

  • The rock paintings are considered to have been made 17,000 years ago and are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • The three main types of painting are humans, animals and abstract symbols. The technique of painting was by spraying the pigments through a tube.
  • The Hall of the Bulls is one of the most famous caves which holds representations of bulls, Aurochs, stags, horses and a bear (the only bear to be drawn at Lascaux).

History

  • The first cave and its paintings was discovered in 1940, and the caves were opened to the Public in 1948.
  • By 1963 the paintings had deteriorated so badly that the caves were closed.
  • Today, some replicas of the paintings can be viewed in adjacent caves.

Centre of Prehistoric Art at Le Parc de Thot

  • Copies of almost all types of the rock paintings are displayed in the nearby Centre of Prehistoric Art at Le Parc de Thot.

 

Lascaux IV Centre of Prehistoric Art, Lascaux

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