Let's Pore Over Lascaux Cave The most famous example of realistic cave painting was found in France at Lascaux. It is a Palaeolithic cave situated in southwestern France, near the village of Montignac in the Dordogne region, which houses some of the most famous examples of prehistoric cave paintings. Close to 600 paintings - mostly of animals dot the interior walls of the cave in impressive compositions. Horses are the most numerous, but deer aurochs, ibex, bison and even some felines can also be found. Besides these paintings, which represent most of the major images, there are also around 1400 engravings of a similar order. The cave was discovered on 12 September 1940 CE by four boys who examined the fox hole down which their dog had fallen on the hill of Lascaux. After which the process towards excavating the cave was set in motion. By 1948 CE the cave was ready to be opened to the public. Lascaux was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list in 1979, along with other prehistoric sites in its proximity. The Earliest Societies
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