Lascaux
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- proper noun
- In Europe, these creations, as well as innovative stone tools and weapons, first appeared about 40,000 years ago, well before the famous 17,500-year-old cave paintings at Lascaux.
- Lascaux cave
- Lascaux cave paintings
- Lascaux, France
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The earliest visual arts we have are the cave paintings at Lascaux.
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Other rock art sites, such as Lascaux in France, capture only a narrow period of time, and even the deepest archaeological deposits aren't willful creations like this.
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Imagine the Lascaux cave paintings as works in progress.
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Running horses and bulls in the Lascaux Caves.
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This takes us back 16,500 years to the caves of Lascaux.
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So let's go right back to the Paleolithic era and in particular to Lascaux Cave in France.
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During a private tour of Lascaux (the first of three visits she's made), Auel vividly remembers walking down a gradual slope in the cave's dim light.
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The cave paintings at Lascaux depict various animals that roamed the earth thousands of years ago.
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Visitors from around the world come to see the stunning artwork in Lascaux Cave, which showcases ancient human creativity.
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The discoveries made in Lascaux have greatly contributed to our understanding of prehistoric life and culture.
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Etymology
The word Lascaux is the name of a place in southwestern France where a very old cave with famous wall paintings was found, so the name now means that French cave and its ancient art.