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On 12 September 1940, the entrance to the Lascaux Cave was discovered on the La Rochefoucauld-Montbel lands by 18-year-old Marcel Ravidat when his dog, Robot, investigated a hole left by an uprooted tree (Ravidat would embellish the story in later retellings, saying Robot had fallen into the cave.) [8] [9] Ravidat returned to the scene with ...
Sep 21, 2024 · The cave was discovered by four teenage boys in September 1940 and was first studied by the French archaeologist Henri Breuil. It consists of a main cavern (some 66 feet [20 metres] wide and 16 feet [5 metres] high) and several steep galleries.
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Sep 6, 2016 · Who found Lascaux Cave? On 12 September 1940 CE four boys examined the foxhole down which their dog had fallen on the hill of Lascaux. After widening the entrance, Marcel Ravidat was the first one to slide all the way to the bottom, his three friends following after him.
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The discovery of the monumental Lascaux cave in 1940 brought with it a new era in our knowledge of both prehistoric art and human origins. Today, the cave continues to feed our collective imagination and to profoundly move new generations of visitors from around the world.
Four boys unexpectedly found themselves part of history when, on 12 September 1940, they discovered the Lascaux cave. They were Marcel Ravidat, a 17-year-old apprentice mechanic from Montignac, Georges Agniel, 16, from Nogent-sur-Seine, who was on vacation at his grandmother's house, Simon Coencas, 15, originally from Montreuil but taking ...
On 12 September, four teenagers, Marcel Ravidat, Georges Agniel, Simon Coencas and Jacques Marsal, made one of the most prestigious archaeological discoveries of the 20th century: the Lascaux cave. Classified as a Historic Monument that same year, the cave soon welcomed its first visitors.
The discovery of the monumental Lascaux cave in 1940 brought with it a new era in our knowledge of both prehistoric art and human origins. Today, the cave continues to feed our collective imagination and to profoundly move new generations of visitors from around the world.
