Lascaux: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: Official Site of the Lascaux Cave. Jun 12, 2026
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Microbiome analysis in Lascaux Cave in relation to black stain alterations of rock surfaces and collembola. Dec 27, 2025
Add new Web site: UNESCO World Heritage Convention - Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the V�z�re Valley. Apr 02, 2025
Add new Web site: Bradshaw Foundation - The Cave Paintings of the Lascaux Cave. Feb 21, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC - Witness History - The Lascaux Caves. Jan 09, 2025
Add new Web site: Tanum Rock Art Research Center - Lascaux. Sep 21, 2024
Add new Web site: The Met - Lascaux (ca. 15,000 B.C.). Jan 11, 2024
Add new Web site: Art Encyclopedia - Lascaux Cave Paintings. Sep 18, 2023
Add new Web site: History Today - Discovery of the Lascaux Cave Paintings. Jun 15, 2023
Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Lascaux. Mar 24, 2023
Add new Web site: Ministêre de la Culture - National Archeology Museum - Lascaux. Jan 25, 2023
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - Lascaux Cave and the Stunning Primordial Art of a Long Lost World. Dec 17, 2022
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Lascaux Cave. Sep 30, 2022
Changed article title from "Lascaux Grotto" to "Lascaux." Apr 09, 2019
Added new Web site: h2g2 - The Lascaux Grotto. Apr 28, 2009
Prehistoric art discussion revised. Aug 31, 2006
Article revised. May 04, 1999
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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