Amid the Second World War, four young boys unearthed a Paleolithic masterpiece when they stumbled upon a cave in southwest ...

Because the paintings are often found deep inside caves in spots ... The true significance of these magnificent cave paintings at Lascaux and Chauvet in France and at Altamira in Spain remains ...

Discovered in 2000 by an amateur cave explorer ... Authorities are anxious to avoid a repeat of the damage done to France's famed Lascaux caves by microorganisms brought in by visitors.

as well as an aesthetic point of view because of its cave paintings, especially those of the Lascaux Cave, whose discovery in 1940 was of great importance for the history of prehistoric art. The ...

Lascaux cave in southwestern France contains ... bison in the caves about 400,000 years ago. Rock art, both painted and ...

the late amateur speleologist who discovered the cave in 2000 The site is located in the same region as the famed Lascaux caves, but its artworks are estimated to be thousands of years older Deep ...