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1# Lascaux Cave info is what this glog is all about so read and look!------ map of Lascaux cave, Dordogne, France (redrawn after A. Leroi-Gourhan, (1984), Grotte de Lascaux , in L'art des cavernes - Atlas des grottes ornes palolithiques franaises, Ministre de la culture, ISBN 2-11-080817-9) <----------
2# Four French teenagers discovered the Lascaux cave paintings on Thursday, September 12, 1940. The news of the discovery quickly spread and many villagers came to see it themselves. Soon archaeologists visited the site as well.
3# By 1955, it became apparent that the cave's popularity had begun to cause significant damage. A study showed that the primary cause was the high levels of carbon dioxide from the visitors' breath.
4# To protect the ancient site from further damage, the Ministry of Cultural Affairs closed the Lascaux cave to the public on April 20, 1963. The original climatic conditions were recreated, and the site is now in the state in which it was discovered in 1940.Public visits to Lascaux I ceased in 1964.
5# Some of the best know Upper Paleolithic art in the world is located in the Lascaux cave. Some of the most interesting pictures are the ones of the hunters -------------------------------- 6# Every thing you have just read was cited at. http://www.bibme.org/
Lascaux Cave the glog
