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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 Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in France since 1979. [1] It specifically lists 15 prehistoric sites in the Vézère valley in the Dordogne department, mostly in and around Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil , which has been called the "Capital of Prehistory". [ 2 ]
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.
Map of the Franco-Cantabrian region, showing the main caves containing mural art. The Franco-Cantabrian region (also Franco-Cantabric region ) is a term applied in archaeology and history to refer to an area that stretches from Asturias , in northern Spain , to Aquitaine and Provence in Southern France .
For details and photographs, please see Pech-Merle Cave Paintings. Lascaux Cave, Montignac, Dordogne, France — Discovered in 1940 and dating from 17,000 B.C., Lascaux contains seven decorated chambers with more than 2000 painted images, including the extraordinary Hall of the Bulls which, despite the name given to it, features mostly pregnant ...
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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 ...
Breuil was a competent draughtsman, reproducing faithfully the cave paintings he encountered. In 1924 he was awarded the Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal from the National Academy of Sciences. [5] He published many books and monographs, introducing the caves of Lascaux and Altamira to the general public and becoming a member of the Institut de France ...