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Lascaux

British  
/ lasko /

noun

  1. the site of a cave in SW France, in the Dordogne: contains Palaeolithic wall drawings and paintings

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Dordogne is home to some of the best-known prehistoric art in Europe, including the paintings at Lascaux.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

“It is unthinkable that any culture would knowingly destroy Stonehenge or the Egyptian pyramids or the Lascaux caves in France,” Plibersek told Parliament.

From Seattle Times Nov. 23, 2022

Each calendar date touches on an event — say, Michelangelo acquiring the marble for his David or the discovery of the Lascaux caves in France, which reportedly inspired Picasso to declare, “We have invented nothing!”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 2, 2022

Other ancient artwork, such as the famous drawings in the Lascaux caves of France, are often just images of the known world.

From New York Times Oct. 19, 2022

Makes it look even more like the Caves of Lascaux on Calvin’s tablet.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor

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