Lascaux Painting
Posted: November 27, 2008
Filed under: Prehistoric Art
Tagged: cave, Caves, human history, hunter gatherer, lascaux cave, limestone walls, neanderthal, neanderthal man, neanderthals, paleolithic age, religious apparitions, southwestern france
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For more than 17 000 years, the bestiary of the Lascaux cave in southwestern France has survived the ravages of human history. Anyone entering this time capsule is confronted by four metre long bulls that appear to float across the massive vaults like religious apparitions. An enigmatic spotted beast with a round snout and straight, forward-pointing horns, plump horses in brilliant yellow and ..... read more ...
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