Lascaux

:For the French commune in the Corr?ze d?partement, see Lascaux, Corr?ze.

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Lascaux is a complex of caves in southwestern France famous for its cave paintings. The original caves are located near the village of Montignac, in the Dordogne d?partement. They contain some of the earliest known art, dating back to somewhere between 13,000 and 15,000 BCE, or as far back as 25,000 BCE.

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The Upper Paleolithic cave paintings consist mostly of realistic images of large animals, including aurochs, most of which are known from fossil evidence to have lived in the area at the time. The other common theme of the paintings is human handprints.

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Cave: Alternate meanings: Cave (disambiguation)...

France: The French Republic or France (: R?publique fran?aise or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents....

Cave painting: Cave or rock paintings are paintings painted on cave or rock walls and ceilings, usually dating to prehistoric times. Rock paintings are made since the Upper Paleolithic, 40,000 years ago....

Lascaux related Images and Photos (experimental)

Lascaux I	Lascaux III	Cave Painting Lascaux Aquitaine France	20 000 Year Old Lascaux Cave Painting Done by Cro-Magnon Man in the Dordogne Region France
View of a Bison Painted at Lascaux Approximately 17 000 Years Ago	Ancient Artwork on the Walls of the Cave at Lascaux