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Lascaux cave

Lascaux

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- A visit to the cave
- Enter the cave
- The Hall of the Bulls
- The Axial Gallery
- The Passageway
- The Nave
- Chamber of the Felines
- The Apse
- The Shaft
- The Setting
- The Vézère valley
- The archaeological context
- The geological context
- The Lascaux cave
- Parietal art
- The rock support
- Access to the walls
- Lighting
- Portable objects
- The raw materials
- Themes
- The techniques
- Perspective
- Construction of the images
- Construction of the panels
- History
- The discovery
- The initial studies
- - The work of André Glory. 1952-1963
  - Summary of the work of André Glory
- - The work of Norbert Aujoulat. 1988-1999
  - Tribute to Norbert Aujoulat
- Archaeological research
- Archaeology of the cave floors
- Dating the figures at Lascaux
- Interpretations
- Conservation & Perspectives
- A Strong State Committment
- The Preservation of Lascaux hill
- A New Digital Model
- The Microbial Ecology of the Cave
- Surface/Cave Transfer
- Water and Carbon Material Transfer
- The Vermiculations
- Visit the Replicas
- Practical Information
- Lascaux IV
- Lascaux II & III

Lascaux

The discovery of the monumental Lascaux cave in 1940 brought with it a new era in our knowledge of both prehistoric art and human origins. Today, the cave continues to feed our collective imagination and to profoundly move new generations of visitors from around the world.

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Guided tour

Enter the cave
The Hall of the Bulls
The Axial Gallery
The Passageway
The Nave
The Chamber of the Felines
The Apse
The Shaft

The Setting

The Vézère valley
The archaeological context
The geological context
The Lascaux cave

Parietal art

The rock support
Access to the walls
Lighting
Portable objects
The raw materials
Themes
The techniques
Perspective
Construction of the images
Construction of the panels

History

The discovery
The initial studies
The work of André Glory. 1952-1963
The work of Norbert Aujoulat. 1988-1999

Archaeological research

Archaeology of the cave floors
Dating the figures at Lascaux
Interpretations

Visit the Replicas

Practical Information
Lascaux IV
Lascaux II & III

Resources

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