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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
    • The Vermiculations
    • A New Digital Model
    • The Microbial Ecology of the Cave
    • Surface/Cave Transfer
    • Water and Carbon Material Transfer
    • Visit the Replicas
    • Practical Information
    • Lascaux IV
    • Lascaux II & III
    • Resources
    • Medias
      • Biographies
      • The four discoverers
      • Father Henri Breuil (1877-1961)
      • Léon Laval (1885-1949)
      • Father André Glory (1906-1966)
      • A. Laming-Emperaire (1917-1977)
      • André Leroi-Gourhan (1911-1986)
      • Max Sarradet (1915–2006)
      • Maurice Thaon (1910-after 1965)
      • Fernand Windels (1893?-1954)
    • Bibliography

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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  • Home
  • 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
    • The Vermiculations
    • A New Digital Model
    • The Microbial Ecology of the Cave
    • Surface/Cave Transfer
    • Water and Carbon Material Transfer
  • Visit the Replicas
    • Practical Information
    • Lascaux IV
    • Lascaux II & III
  • Resources
    • Medias
    • Biographies
      • The four discoverers
      • Father Henri Breuil (1877-1961)
      • Léon Laval (1885-1949)
      • Father André Glory (1906-1966)
      • A. Laming-Emperaire (1917-1977)
      • André Leroi-Gourhan (1911-1986)
      • Max Sarradet (1915–2006)
      • Maurice Thaon (1910-after 1965)
      • Fernand Windels (1893?-1954)
    • Bibliography

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

  • Medias
  • Biographies
  • Bibliography
  • Site plan
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