Lascaux Cave

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkb:cave
gptkbp:age about 17,000 years old
gptkbp:closed 1963
Preservation of paintings
gptkbp:contains Engravings
Paleolithic cave paintings
Parietal art
gptkbp:coordinates 45.0531°N 1.1667°E
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:culture gptkb:Magdalenian
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Marcel_Ravidat
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1940
gptkbp:features Abstract signs
Depictions of animals
Human figures
gptkbp:hasReplica gptkb:Lascaux_II
gptkb:Lascaux_IV
gptkb:Lascaux_III
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lascaux Cave
gptkbp:influenced Modern understanding of Paleolithic culture
Study of prehistoric art
gptkbp:length Approximately 250 meters
gptkbp:location gptkb:Montignac,_Dordogne,_France
gptkbp:mainAnimalsDepicted gptkb:Bison
gptkb:livestock
gptkb:Ibex
Horses
Stags
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:French_Ministry_of_Culture
gptkbp:nearby gptkb:Vézère_River
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Hall_of_the_Bulls
gptkb:The_Great_Black_Bull
The Shaft Scene
Polychrome paintings
gptkbp:numberOfBooks Over 600
gptkbp:numberOfEngravings About 1,500
gptkbp:period gptkb:Upper_Paleolithic
gptkbp:region gptkb:Nouvelle-Aquitaine
gptkbp:significance Major example of Upper Paleolithic art
gptkbp:technique Engraving
Blowing pigment
Brush painting
Mineral pigments
gptkbp:touristAttraction gptkb:Lascaux_II_(replica)
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Prehistoric_Sites_and_Decorated_Caves_of_the_Vézère_Valley
1979
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bison_priscus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5