Lascaux II replica of a Lascaux cave painting. This is the 'unicorn' figure in the 'Great Hall of the Bulls'. The original Lascaux cave was closed to the public in 1963. The full-scale Lascaux II replica opened nearby in 1983. The Lascaux cave paintings in south-western France,around 17,000 years old,were painted by Cro-Magnon man,an early European culture of modern humans (Homo sapiens sapiens),using red,brown and yellow ochre,and black manganese dioxide. They may have had religious and artistic significance. Photographed in 2010 | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Psaila, Philippe |
Bildgröße: | 5125 px × 3410 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
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