Did you know the Lascaux Cave Paintings were discovered on this day in 1940?

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 12 Sep 2015 04:17:51 -0400

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

"First studied by the French archaeologist Henri-Édouard-Prosper Breuil, the Lascaux grotto consists of a main cavern 66 feet wide and 16 feet high. The walls of the cavern are decorated with some 600 painted and drawn animals and symbols and nearly 1,500 engravings. The pictures depict in excellent detail numerous types of animals, including horses, red deer, stags, bovines, felines, and what appear to be mythical creatures. There is only one human figure depicted in the cave: a bird-headed man with an erect phallus. Archaeologists believe that the cave was used over a long period of time as a center for hunting and religious rites."

Found by 4 random teens follow their dog into a cave! Forgot about this place and now no time to go see it!

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Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 12 at 2015 4:25 AM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 12 Sep 2015 04:25:03 -0400

I was fortunate enough to see the drawings in Altamira. Pretty bad ass in Monignac, too. It was paleolithic flickr.