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Cave Paintings Lascaux Handprints

Nicknamed the prehistoric sistine chapel the lascaux caves are a cave complex in southwestern france decorated with some of the most impressive and famous cave paintings in the world. Unlike older caves which contain mammoths and wooly rhinoceros the paintings in lascaux are birds and bison and deer and aurochs and horses all from the warming interstadial period.

Lascaux Cave One Of The First Examples Of Human Art
Lascaux Cave One Of The First Examples Of Human Art

Curiously what is now frances oldest known prehistoric cave art the abri castanet engravings c35000 bce was discovered recently at a site less than 7 miles from lascaux.