B etween 17,000 and 12,000 years ago, unnamed artists covered the extensive Lascaux cave system in France’s Dordogne region with hundreds of paintings of animals and abstract shapes. The ...

These four men found the Lascaux cave paintings in 1940. They returned to the cave entrance for this 1986 photo. From left to right, they are Georges Agniel, Simon Coencas, Jacques Marsal and ...

A new replica of the stunning Lascaux cave paintings was unveiled Saturday in the Dordogne region of southwest France, more than seven decades after the prehistoric art was first discovered.

September 12, 1940. A warm afternoon in Dordogne, in southwestern France. Four boys and their dog, Robot, ... Photographer Bernard Sury focuses a camera on cave paintings at Lascaux, 1947.

Discovered in 1940, these prehistoric works of art were created more than 17,000 years ago in Montignac, France. At first, the caves were open to the public, but were closed in 1963 when it was ...

The discovery of what would soon become known as the world's premier example of prehistoric art occurred by accident. In 1940, four teenage friends were exploring the woods in southern France when ...

French President François Hollande opened a $62 million new ancient art center at Lascaux, France. Newsletters ... This new International Center for Cave Art (also known as Lascaux 4) is a ...

France's next big tourist destination is likely the new full-scale replica of Lascaux Cave, famed for its prehistoric cave paintings. The original caves have been closed to the public since 1963 ...

The last of four boys who discovered the Lascaux cave paintings, a stunning display of prehistoric art in southwest France, will visit a new replica of the site Saturday. Simon Coencas, now 89 ...

Between 17,000 and 12,000 years ago, unnamed artists covered the extensive Lascaux cave system in France’s Dordogne region with hundreds of paintings of animals and abstract shapes. The ...