The paintings of Lascaux
A teenager's dog will find this Ice Age gallery
The hundreds of bulls, horses and deer at Lascaux were painted 17,000–22,000 years ago, partly from scaffolds. The cave was found in 1940 by 18-year-old Marcel Ravidat, whose dog nosed into a hole under an uprooted tree; since 1963 visitors see only replicas.
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Lascaux was found thanks to a dog. In 1940, 18-year-old Marcel Ravidat noticed his dog poking into a hole left by an uprooted tree; inside were paintings 17,000 to 22,000 years old. Share →
Three of the 20th century's greatest finds were made by non-archaeologists: Lascaux by teenagers and a dog in 1940, the Dead Sea Scrolls by Bedouin shepherds in 1947, the Terracotta Army by farmers digging a well in 1974. Share →
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Eastern Europe & Russia
- c. 17,000 BC The paintings of Kapova Cave (Shulgan-Tash) — same year