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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 ...
An example of the cave paintings found in Lascaux Cave. Ochroconis lascauxensis is a species of fungus of the Ascomycota phylum that was officially described in May 2012. The organism was obtained and isolated from Lascaux Cave in France, where it had begun appearing on the Paleolithic cave paintings on the walls of the cave.
Mount Lebanon University, Mount Lebanon, 1860–1906 — closed, replaced by Louisiana Baptists with Louisiana College St. Charles College , Grand Coteau , 1837–1922 — closed . Campus currently a Jesuit scholasticate, retreat center, and retirement home.
Ochroconis anomala is a major concern for the conservation of precious rock art at Lascaux. It may eventually lead to complete destruction of the prehistoric painting and abrogation of the cave as an international heritage. The fungus is potentially harmless to human health.
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The University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL Lafayette, University of Louisiana, ULL, or UL) is a public research university in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States.It has the largest enrollment within the nine-campus University of Louisiana System and the second-largest enrollment in Louisiana, behind only Louisiana State University.
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