The astonishing cave paintings of bison, deer, and extinct animals were discovered by accident in France in 1940. ... Below ...

Lascaux cave in southwestern France contains about 680 painted frescoes and 1,500 engravings that were created around 21,000 years ago, according to the French Ministry of Culture.

Then you go to Lascaux. When the Stone Age cave paintings at Altamira and Lascaux were stumbled upon in modern times, archaeologists and anthropologists regarded them as certainly frauds.

The Lascaux cave paintings are some of the most recognizable cave art. They were found in the Dordogne region of France in 1940 by four teenagers. The art, which is thought to have been made around 20 ...

Prehistoric Lascaux cave paintings re-created in France. Artisans in France have laboured for three years to reproduce the 18,000-year-old paintings. LAURENT BANGUET. Stone Age cave art replicated.

An Amateur Archaeologist Has Deciphered a Cave Art Code Used by Ice Age Hunter-Gatherers. ... bull that was painted on the wall of Lascaux Cave (Dordogne, France) around 21,500 years ago.

On top of the 3D roamings inside the cave, “Master Sapiens” also employs animation, archival material, reenactments with professional actors and testimonials with a wide range of specialists ...

Lascaux’s Hall of Bulls contains the largest known animal image in cave art. Horses are the most frequently depicted animals in Lascaux with a total of 364 images, followed by groups of felines ...