Grotte de la Grotte de Lascaux LXIX

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cave
gptkbp:artwork engraving
natural pigments
stenciling
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:aurochs
reindeer
musk ox
wild horse
early humans
Cro-Magnon people
cave bear
cave hyena
cave lion
neanderthals
woolly rhinoceros
gptkbp:contains over 600 animal figures
gptkbp:culturalSignificance important archaeological site
gptkbp:environmentalProtection protected by law
gptkbp:established 1940
gptkbp:famousFor Paleolithic cave paintings
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Grotte de la Grotte de Lascaux LXIX
gptkbp:location gptkb:Dordogne,_France
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:wild_boar
deer
bison
horses
mammoths
gptkbp:openToPublic 1963
gptkbp:period gptkb:Upper_Paleolithic
gptkbp:portrayedBy gptkb:Lascaux_II
gptkb:Lascaux_IV
gptkbp:releaseYear accidental
gptkbp:researchField archaeology
art history
paleoanthropology
gptkbp:rootSystem gptkb:Lascaux_cave_system
approximately 20 meters
conservation efforts
geometric shapes
ongoing studies
limestone cave
animal depictions
symbolic imagery
guided tours only
naturalistic representation
abstract patterns
approximately 2500 meters
karst_formation
gptkbp:style cave art
gptkbp:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site yes
gptkbp:visitorsPerYear approximately 300,000