The film confronts us with a double-edged revelation ... The most famous painted caves, Lascaux in central France and Altamira near the northern coast of Spain, are closed to the public and ...

As Herzog determined once he entered the cave for the first time, this film’s gratifying use of ... just about twice as old as the better-known works at Lascaux, also in France, and Altamira ...

Between 17,000 and 12,000 years ago, unnamed artists covered the extensive Lascaux cave system in France’s Dordogne region with hundreds of paintings of animals and abstract shapes. The ...

It was in the prehistoric Lascaux cave in south-central France ... only a staff of scientists is admitted. Ever since 1994 film-makers have been petitioning for the chance to record the paintings.

German film director Werner Herzog is a master ... By comparison, the famous cave art of Lascaux is roughly half as old. Since Chauvet’s discovery in 1994, access has been extremely restricted ...

Lascaux cave paintings are perhaps the greatest masterpiece ... to spread information about Lascaux and to show educational films about its mysteries.

Lascaux Cave in France is one of many with Stone Age rock art. | Credit: Pictures from History via Getty Images Caves are natural shelters. Throughout our history, humans have made extensive use ...

An exact replica of a cave painting in Lascaux showing a bison and aurochs facing each other, along with small horses and deer. | Patrick Aventurier/GettyImages Between 17,000 and 12,000 years ago ...