Lascaux Cave

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Lascaux 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. With continued debate, the age of the paintings is now usually estimated at 17,000 to 22,000 years. 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.

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Lascaux cave
Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley, tourist attraction, prehistoric archaeological site, cave with prehistoric art, Q142, 

  • World Heritage Site page@
  • part of UNESCO World Heritage Site page@
  • monument historique inscrit page@
  • Base Mérimée page@
  • Cultural Inventory page@
  • monument historique classé page@
  • listed in the general inventory of cultural heritage page@
  • Maisons des Illustres page@
  • L'industrie de la grotte de Lascaux@ scientific article published in 1950
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Location: 45.0492, 1.1761, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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linkpagepart of UNESCO World Heritage Site page@Wikidata
linkpagemonument historique inscrit page@Wikidata
linkpageBase Mérimée page@Wikidata
linkpageCultural Inventory page@Wikidata
linkpagemonument historique classé page@Wikidata
linkpagelisted in the general inventory of cultural heritage page@Wikidata
linkpageMaisons des Illustres page@Wikidata
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sitecaveAbri Castanetcave with prehistoric artWikidata
sitecaveAbri de la Madeleineprehistoric archaeological site, cave with prehistoric artWikidata
sitecaveAbri de Lausselrock shelter, archaeological siteWikidata
sitecaveAbri du Poissonprehistoric archaeological site, cave with prehistoric artWikidata
sitecaveAbri Reverditrock shelterWikidata
sitecaveBara-Bahau Cavecave with prehistoric artWikidata
sitecaveBernifal cavecave with prehistoric artWikidata
sitecaveBlagour du Soulierspring, caveWikidata
sitecaveCap Blanc rock shelterprehistoric archaeological site, cave with prehistoric artWikidata
sitecaveCazelle CavecaveWikidata
sitecaveComarque CavecaveWikidata
sitecaveCro-Magnon siteprehistoric archaeological site, caveWikidata
sitecavefalaise du ContecaveWikidata
sitecaveFont-de-Gaumeprehistoric archaeological site, cave with prehistoric art, show caveWikidata
sitecaveGisement préhistorique du Rutharchaeological site, caveWikidata
sitecaveGouffre de Proumeyssacpit cave, show caveWikidata
sitecavegrotte d'AbzaccaveWikidata
sitecavegrotte de Bruniersports venue, caveWikidata
sitecavegrotte de CournazaccaveWikidata
sitecavegrotte de l'Oreille d'EnfercaveWikidata
sitecavegrotte de la CalèviecaveWikidata
sitecavegrotte de la Croze-à-GontrancaveWikidata
sitecavegrotte de La ForêtcaveWikidata
sitecavegrotte de la MartinecaveWikidata
sitecavegrotte de NancycaveWikidata
sitecavegrotte de PuymartincaveWikidata
sitecaveGrotte de SiréjolcaveWikidata
sitecavegrotte de TourtoiraccaveWikidata
sitecavegrotte des CombarellescaveWikidata
sitecavegrotte dite Sous le Grand LaccaveWikidata
sitecaveGrotte du Grand Rocprehistoric archaeological site, caveWikidata
sitecaveGrotte du Moulin de Laguenaycave with prehistoric artWikidata
sitecavegrotte du Pas-EstrétcaveWikidata
sitecavegrotte du PeyratcaveWikidata
sitecavegrotte du RoccaveWikidata
sitecavegrotte ornée du Mammouthcave with prehistoric artWikidata
sitecavegrotte ornée du Pigeonniercave with prehistoric artWikidata
sitecavegrotte préhistorique de la GrèzecaveWikidata
sitecavegrotte préhistorique de la MuzardiecaveWikidata
sitecavegrotte préhistorique de la SudriecaveWikidata
sitecavegrotte préhistorique de Saint-SourscaveWikidata
sitecavegrotte préhistorique du BisoncaveWikidata
sitecaveLa Ferrassiearchaeological site, caveWikidata
sitecaveLa Mouthe caveprehistoric archaeological site, cave with prehistoric artWikidata
sitecaveLascaux Caveprehistoric archaeological site, cave with prehistoric art, tourist attractionWikidata
sitecaveLascaux IIreplica of a caveWikidata
sitecaveLaugerie-Hauteprehistoric archaeological site, cave with prehistoric artWikidata
sitecaveLe Régourdoushow cave, archaeological siteWikidata
sitecaveLes Combarellescave with prehistoric art, paleolithic site, show caveWikidata
sitecavePrehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valleyprehistoric archaeological site, cave with prehistoric artWikidata
sitecaveroc de Marsalarchaeological site, caveWikidata
sitecaveRos De Saint-Crodcave with prehistoric art, show cave, caveWikidata
sitecaveRouffignac Cavecave with prehistoric art, show caveWikidata
sitecaveThe Scene of the Dead MancaveWikidata
sitecaveUnknownrock shelterWikidata
sitecave2016Lascaux IVreplica of a cave, museumWikidata
sitetunnelTunnel de la Crêteroad tunnelWikidata
commonsimageLascaux-diverticule-félins Commons
commonsimageLacsaux VOA 2021 01 Commons
commonsimageLascaux-IV von Snøhetta Commons
commonsimageAbbe Breuil in Lascaux caves at La Mouthe Wellcome M0010911 Commons
commonsimageFrank Doucet Commons
commonsimageMontignac(Lascaux) banner Commons
commonsimageLascaux-IV von Snøhetta Commons
commonsimageLascaux plan-ru Commons
commonsimageCave painting, Anthropos (2) Commons
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