Lascaux

Lascaux is a network of caves near Montignac in the Dordogne, southwestern France, containing approximately 600 paintings and 1,400 engravings dating to c. 17,000-15,000 BCE. Discovered in 1940 by four teenagers, the cave features depictions of horses, deer, aurochs, bison, ibex, and felines painted using mineral pigments applied with moss, hair, or blown through tubes. The Hall of the Bulls contains monumental animal figures. Closed to the public in 1963 to prevent deterioration, it was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979 as part of the Vezere Valley prehistoric sites.