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Well, on this page I will give you a basic run through of info on Lascaux Cave if you don't know what it is yet.

In case you didn't already know, Lascaux Cave is a series of unique caves in Southwestern France. They would be considered unique because they have drawings from the neolithic age. The cave drawings are some of the most welly-known neolithic age drawings. The illustrations in the cave are estimated to be over 15,000 years old! The caves are located around the village of Montignac. It is also estimated to have around 2000 works of art drawn by the Neanderthals. Many of the drawings are of animals, humans and abstract signs. A majority of the paintings were made using the natural coloring of animals or plant tissue. However some of the drawings are carved into stone.

These are the basic facts, on the next page you will find facts that go more into detail and explain more about Lascaux Cave.