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Just in case anyone else was confused by the lead image of the Lascaux cave replica. This is about a cave near Lascaux, not Lascaux. > The Bison Cave is named
by pkdpic 3y ago
Just in case anyone else was confused by the lead image of the Lascaux cave replica. This is about a cave near Lascaux, not Lascaux.
> The Bison Cave is named after the Paleolithic drawings of animals on its main gallery walls. It is considered one of the best examples of ancient wall painting along with the nearby Lascaux cave.
And not to diminish this but just for context the Chauvet cave paintings (also in France) have been estimated to be 37,000 years old, also using radio carbon dating.
> https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chauvet_Cave https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chauvet_Cave
Super interesting that most if the paintings in the Dordogne region used oxide pigments (if that's what the article is saying), didn't know that.