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THE ANIMALS OF LASCAUX
Upper Paleolithic cave painting of aurochs, horses and deer, Lascaux, c. 17,300 years old.
The Lascaux Cave is one of the most important caves with Paleolithic features.
In the heart of Perigord, France.
This rock gallery added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979, hosts almost 18 000 years old paintings! Discovered by chance in 1940 by a group of teenagers.
The cave is home to many animals, including the Hall of the Bulls.
It shows bisons, goats, horses, deer, cats, a bear or even a reindeer are drawn or carved into the wall with remarkable accuracy.
The cave according to historians was a sacred place and religious sanctuary.
The Rhinoceros (1515), Albrecht Durer.
