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Lascaux (English: / l æ ˈ s k oʊ / la-SKOH, [1] US also / l ɑː ˈ s k oʊ / lah-SKOH; [2] French: Grotte de Lascaux [ɡʁɔt də lasko], [3] "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 ...
The Marmes Rockshelter (also known as (45-FR-50)) is an archaeological site first excavated in 1962, [3] near Lyons Ferry Park and the confluence of the Snake and Palouse Rivers, in Franklin County, southeastern Washington.
Bell Witch Cave: Robertson County: 490 feet (150 m) On the property of John Bell's estate, known for folk tales about the Bell Witch. [4] Blue Spring Cave: White County: 40 miles (64 km) [5] 1989 Longest cave in Tennessee, 10th longest cave in the US, and 44th longest cave in the world. [5] Big Bone Cave: Van Buren County: 9.627 miles (15.493 ...
The Vézère valley was dubbed the "Valley of Mankind" from the end of the nineteenth century following the numerous discoveries of exceptional prehistoric sites, including the Abri de Crô-Magnon, a rock shelter, the cave of Font-de-Gaume, and the Combarelles caves in Les Eyzies. It also the location of the Lascaux cave in Montignac.
Le Regourdou [1] (or Le Régourdou) [2] is an archaeological site in the Dordogne department, France, on top of a hill just 800 m (2,600 ft) from the famous cave complex of Lascaux. At this now collapsed 35 m (115 ft) deep ancient karst cavity remarkably well preserved Neanderthal fossils were recovered, that might be skeletal remains of ...
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The same book then lists 7 masterpieces of prehistoric art, including Lascaux, Les Combarelles and Font de Gaume. Twelve of the 15 listed sites are open to a limited number of visitors per day (in most cases less than 100 per day). Two sites (La Mouthe and La Madeleine) are completely inaccessible to the public.
A man found frozen in a Pennsylvania cave in 1977 has finally been identified, closing the book on a nearly 50-year-long mystery. The Berks County Coroner’s Office identified the remains of the ...