Between 17,000 and 12,000 years ago, unnamed artists covered the extensive Lascaux cave system in France’s Dordogne region with hundreds of paintings of animals and abstract shapes. The ...

These four men found the Lascaux cave paintings in 1940. They returned to the cave entrance for this 1986 photo. From left to right, they are Georges Agniel, Simon Coencas, Jacques Marsal and ...

A new replica of the stunning Lascaux cave paintings was unveiled Saturday in the Dordogne region of southwest France, more than seven decades after the prehistoric art was first discovered.

Discovered by chance in 1940, the 20,000-year-old art in France's Lascaux cave is so fragile, visitors can't see it. The second replica of the valuable ancient treasures is opening to the public ...

September 12, 1940. A warm afternoon in Dordogne, in southwestern France. Four boys and their dog, Robot, ... Photographer Bernard Sury focuses a camera on cave paintings at Lascaux, 1947.

The discovery of what would soon become known as the world's premier example of prehistoric art occurred by accident. In 1940, four teenage friends were exploring the woods in southern France when ...

France's next big tourist destination is likely the new full-scale replica of Lascaux Cave, famed for its prehistoric cave paintings. The original caves have been closed to the public since 1963 ...

Discovered in 1940, these prehistoric works of art were created more than 17,000 years ago in Montignac, France. At first, the caves were open to the public, but were closed in 1963 when it was ...

B etween 17,000 and 12,000 years ago, unnamed artists covered the extensive Lascaux cave system in France’s Dordogne region with hundreds of paintings of animals and abstract shapes. The ...

The public is barred from the cave paintings in Lascaux in order to preserve them. But a new museum has created an exact replica right next to the cave.