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2. Lascaux - Wikipedia

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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 ...

3. Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley

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   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 ]

4. Prehistoric sites and decorated caves in the Vézère valley

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   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.

5. List of caves in France - Wikipedia

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   Font-de-Gaume cave, near Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil; Gabillou Cave , Gargas caves; Gournier Cave; Gouy Cave; Grand Roc Cave , near Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil; Lascaux Cave; Lazaret Cave , near Nice (city) Lombrives caves, this cave network is one of the most extensive in Europe and has seven distinct levels

6. Montignac-Lascaux - Wikipedia

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   The main attraction of the region is the Lascaux Cave, a complex of caves containing Upper Paleolithic painted art discovered in 1940 and estimated to be 17,300 years old. The cave was put on show in 1948, but it was found that the paintings were being damaged by the carbon dioxide exhaled by visitors, and in 1963, the cave was closed to the ...

7. File:Lascaux, Megaloceros.jpg - Wikipedia

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   Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 19:15, 18 April 2012: 1,775 × 1,744 (3.21 MB): Gabriela Ruellan: Improved brightness, with slight contrast ...