Monday, January 13, 2025

Lascaux

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lascaux

舊石器時代晚期 (Upper Paleolithic)

Very broadly, it dates to between 50,000 and 12,000 years ago (the beginning of the Holocene),


Over 600 parietal wall paintings cover the interior walls and ceilings of the cave. The paintings represent primarily large animals, typical local contemporary fauna that correspond with the fossil record of the Upper Paleolithic in the area. They are the combined effort of many generations. With continued debate, the age of the paintings is now usually estimated at around 17,000 - 22,000 years (early Magdalenian).[4][5][6] 

On 12 September 1940, the entrance to the Lascaux Cave was discovered on the La Rochefoucauld-Montbel lands by 18-year-old Marcel Ravidat when his dog, Robot, investigated a hole left by an uprooted tree (Ravidat would embellish the story in later retellings, saying Robot had fallen into the cave.)[8][9]