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The Lascaux Cave in the Dordogne region of France contains extraordinary cave paintings, thought to be some of the finest in the world from the Paleolithic period.
These detailed paintings from more than 17,000 years ago primarily depict animals that are believed to have lived here during that time frame.
The paintings were discovered in 1940 but were later recreated at an adjacent site known as Lascaux II, 200 meters away, to protect the original site from damage. Painstaking care was taken in the construction of Lascaux II to create a detailed, accurate reproduction of the original cave and the paintings
