🎨 On this day in 1940: Cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux, France.
📝 Article by Emma Groeneveld.
📷 Photos by Bayes Ahmed, Prof saxx and sevela.p
#LascauxCave #France #Prehistory #CavePaintings #Palaeolithic #History #OnThisDay #TodayInHistory
📝 Article by Emma Groeneveld.
📷 Photos by Bayes Ahmed, Prof saxx and sevela.p
#LascauxCave #France #Prehistory #CavePaintings #Palaeolithic #History #OnThisDay #TodayInHistory
September 12, 2026 at 7:14 PM
🎨 On this day in 1940: Cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux, France.
📝 Article by Emma Groeneveld.
📷 Photos by Bayes Ahmed, Prof saxx and sevela.p
#LascauxCave #France #Prehistory #CavePaintings #Palaeolithic #History #OnThisDay #TodayInHistory
📝 Article by Emma Groeneveld.
📷 Photos by Bayes Ahmed, Prof saxx and sevela.p
#LascauxCave #France #Prehistory #CavePaintings #Palaeolithic #History #OnThisDay #TodayInHistory
🖼️ On this day in 1940: Cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux, France.
➡️ Read more about the Lascaux Cave here: https://www.worldhistory.org/Lascaux_Cave/
📷 Photos by Bayes Ahmed, Sevela p., and Prof saxx.
#LascauxCave #France #Prehistory #Art #History #OnThisDay #TodayInHistory
➡️ Read more about the Lascaux Cave here: https://www.worldhistory.org/Lascaux_Cave/
📷 Photos by Bayes Ahmed, Sevela p., and Prof saxx.
#LascauxCave #France #Prehistory #Art #History #OnThisDay #TodayInHistory
September 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
🖼️ On this day in 1940: Cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux, France.
➡️ Read more about the Lascaux Cave here: https://www.worldhistory.org/Lascaux_Cave/
📷 Photos by Bayes Ahmed, Sevela p., and Prof saxx.
#LascauxCave #France #Prehistory #Art #History #OnThisDay #TodayInHistory
➡️ Read more about the Lascaux Cave here: https://www.worldhistory.org/Lascaux_Cave/
📷 Photos by Bayes Ahmed, Sevela p., and Prof saxx.
#LascauxCave #France #Prehistory #Art #History #OnThisDay #TodayInHistory
I'm not sure but I think the earliest creative works by humans I've encountered are the #LascauxCave paintings from c. 17000-22000 years ago + this surprasses that
This made me curious, now I see South Africa's #BlombosCave has the oldest known drawing at ~73000 years old
#archaeology #art
This made me curious, now I see South Africa's #BlombosCave has the oldest known drawing at ~73000 years old
#archaeology #art
WOW, new finds from the Ice Age! Two absolutely stunning Ice Age figurines from the Swabian Jura were found, dating back around 40,000 years.
The tiny carvings, about the size of a thumbnail, depict two birds, rendered with remarkable attention to detail. Snow grouse, buzzard, or...🧵1/2
The tiny carvings, about the size of a thumbnail, depict two birds, rendered with remarkable attention to detail. Snow grouse, buzzard, or...🧵1/2
July 30, 2026 at 1:24 AM
I'm not sure but I think the earliest creative works by humans I've encountered are the #LascauxCave paintings from c. 17000-22000 years ago + this surprasses that
This made me curious, now I see South Africa's #BlombosCave has the oldest known drawing at ~73000 years old
#archaeology #art
This made me curious, now I see South Africa's #BlombosCave has the oldest known drawing at ~73000 years old
#archaeology #art
#Spatiotemporal Analysis Is 17,000 Years Old – Or Maybe More?
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #LascauxCave #France #archaeology #artwork #Paleolithic #artists #humanoid #lunarcycles #seasonal #model #abstract #relationships #knowledgegraphs
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #LascauxCave #France #archaeology #artwork #Paleolithic #artists #humanoid #lunarcycles #seasonal #model #abstract #relationships #knowledgegraphs
April 18, 2024 at 6:06 AM
#Spatiotemporal Analysis Is 17,000 Years Old – Or Maybe More?
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tinyurl.com/kwmm5kej
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tinyurl.com/y2rf3fmr
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #LascauxCave #France #archaeology #artwork #Paleolithic #artists #humanoid #lunarcycles #seasonal #model #abstract #relationships #knowledgegraphs
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tinyurl.com/y2rf3fmr
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #LascauxCave #France #archaeology #artwork #Paleolithic #artists #humanoid #lunarcycles #seasonal #model #abstract #relationships #knowledgegraphs
The #LascauxCave/#GrotteDeLascaux #CavePaintings were discovered on #ThisDayInHistory in 1940 when a boy's dog inspected a hole left by an uprooted tree. Their #PrehistoricArt was produced between 17,000 & 22,000 years ago. The caves have been closed since 1964 to protect them.
September 12, 2026 at 2:30 PM
The #LascauxCave/#GrotteDeLascaux #CavePaintings were discovered on #ThisDayInHistory in 1940 when a boy's dog inspected a hole left by an uprooted tree. Their #PrehistoricArt was produced between 17,000 & 22,000 years ago. The caves have been closed since 1964 to protect them.
Celebrating my first post with photos from Ralph Morse, the first professional photographer to document the #LascauxCave in 1947. In his 90s, Morse remembered the assignment as a 'dungarees-and-sweatshirt job,' where you had to slide down on your rear end to enter the cave. More tinyurl.com/6hvmxy2k
September 8, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Celebrating my first post with photos from Ralph Morse, the first professional photographer to document the #LascauxCave in 1947. In his 90s, Morse remembered the assignment as a 'dungarees-and-sweatshirt job,' where you had to slide down on your rear end to enter the cave. More tinyurl.com/6hvmxy2k
Lascaux
Having been sealed for thousands of years, the colors were vivid, brush strokes bold and strong.
#travelfrance #photographyfrance #lascaux #lascauxcave
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Having been sealed for thousands of years, the colors were vivid, brush strokes bold and strong.
#travelfrance #photographyfrance #lascaux #lascauxcave
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Lascaux
In 1940, four teenage boys and their dogs explored the grounds around the old Lascaux castle, in the Périgord region of France, looking for treasure. Robot, the dog, fell into a hole. They wer…
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December 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Lascaux
Having been sealed for thousands of years, the colors were vivid, brush strokes bold and strong.
#travelfrance #photographyfrance #lascaux #lascauxcave
ruthrosenfeld.com/2025/12/13/l...
Having been sealed for thousands of years, the colors were vivid, brush strokes bold and strong.
#travelfrance #photographyfrance #lascaux #lascauxcave
ruthrosenfeld.com/2025/12/13/l...