Lascaux Cave Paintings
by Science Photo Library
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Lascaux Cave Paintings
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Science Photo Library
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Cave paintings. This is the Great Hall of the Bulls, in the Lascaux caves in France. They are around 17,000 years old. The superimposed dots of light are the stars as seen in the sky 17,000 years ago. This is illustrating a theory that the positioning of the paintings demonstrates ancient knowledge and use of astronomy. The animals seen here are horses, bulls and stags. The paintings were done by Cro-Magnon man, an early European culture of modern humans (Homo sapiens sapiens), using red and yellow ochre. The paintings may have had religious and artistic significance. See image E448/080 for the paintings without the star map.
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September 15th, 2018
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Comments (9)
Wayne Exton
is there any way to buy this piece in a larger size in Acrylic? Id like to get it with a 12-14 foot long side and the shorter side in ratio...I love the pice and I have a huge wall for it...305 205 0030 / extonwayne@gmail.com
Eric Lidman
of what is this a photograph? the original cave art? or of a replica? cave art descriptions are maddeningly vague. I know Lascaux is highly restricted, which leads me to believe this is a replica photo, but i t does not say that clearly anywhere.
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