Lascaux Cave

GPTKB entity

Properties (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cave
gptkbp:artwork approximately 17,000 years ago
gptkbp:contains Paleolithic cave paintings
gptkbp:designatedAs UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
gptkbp:features over 600 paintings
gptkbp:firstIntroduced Lascaux II, Lascaux III, Lascaux IV
gptkbp:hasTheme conservation efforts
archaeologists
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lascaux Cave
gptkbp:includes human figures
depictions of animals
abstract signs
gptkbp:influenced art and archaeology
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy guided tours (for replicas)
gptkbp:isConsidered one of the most important archaeological sites
gptkbp:isKnownFor its detailed animal representations
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Lascaux_complex
gptkbp:isThreatenedBy mold and humidity
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Dordogne,_France
1940
gptkbp:openToPublic 1963