These people came from the same stock as those who created the famous cave paintings at Lascaux, France and elsewhere in Europe. Archaeologists made the discovery in the Maszycka Cave in southern ...

The true significance of these magnificent cave paintings at Lascaux and Chauvet in France and at Altamira in Spain remains elusive. But scientists conclude that this art, some of it brilliant ...

In 1963, the French government closed the Lascaux cave, restricting access to some of the world’s best examples of prehistoric art over concerns that carbon dioxide from visitors’ breathing ...

The Lascaux cave paintings are some of the most famous examples of Paleolithic artwork. Created by the Magdalenians, a late Ice Age society that lived in central Europe between 20,000 and 14,500 ...

Some of the world's oldest cave paintings have revealed how ancient people had relatively advanced knowledge of astronomy. Animal symbols represent star constellations in the night sky ...

Lascaux Cave in France is one of many with Stone Age rock art. | Credit: Pictures from History via Getty Images Caves are natural shelters. Throughout our history, humans have made extensive use ...

No cave paintings have been found in Britain, but Stone Age Britons probably painted scenes like the ones found at Lascaux in France. The Lascaux cave paintings were created around 14,000 years ago.

The London design studio designed a sequence of interpretative galleries and a handheld multimedia guide for the Lascaux International Centre for Cave Art. The Lascaux IV Caves Museum, designed by ...