Lascaux

cave in southwestern France famous for its Paleolithic cave paintings
Place cave_with_prehistoric_art Q172125
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Lascaux

Summary

Lascaux is a cave with prehistoric art[1]. Lascaux ranks in the top 2% of cave_with_prehistoric_art entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,410 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lascaux is credited with the discovery of Marcel Ravidat[3].
  • Lascaux is located in Montignac-Lascaux[4].
  • Lascaux is in the country of France[5].
  • Lascaux's instance of is recorded as cave with prehistoric art[6].
  • Lascaux's instance of is recorded as prehistoric archaeological site[7].
  • Lascaux's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction[8].
  • Lascaux is part of Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley[9].
  • Lascaux's Commons category is recorded as Lascaux[10].
  • Lascaux's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1940-09-12T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Lascaux's time of discovery or invention is recorded as -16000-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Lascaux's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.049166666667, 'lon': 1.1761111111111}[13].
  • Lascaux's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lascaux[14].
  • Lascaux's Commons gallery is recorded as Grotte de Lascaux[15].
  • Lascaux's heritage designation is recorded as classified historical monument[16].
  • Lascaux's heritage designation is recorded as classified historical monument[17].
  • Lascaux's heritage designation is recorded as classified historical monument[18].
  • Lascaux's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[19].
  • Lascaux's significant place is recorded as Lascaux 2[20].
  • Lascaux's significant place is recorded as Lascaux IV[21].

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Geography

Lascaux is in the country of France[5]. Lascaux is located in Montignac-Lascaux[4]. Lascaux is part of Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley[9].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include cave with prehistoric art[6], prehistoric archaeological site[7], and tourist attraction[8]. Heritage statuses include classified historical monument[16] and part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[19].

Why It Matters

Lascaux ranks in the top 2% of cave_with_prehistoric_art entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,410 views/month).[2] Lascaux has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Lascaux is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . Base Mérimée. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . Base Mérimée. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . Base Mérimée. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Base Mérimée. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Base Mérimée. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Base Mérimée. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d ago · ~2026-28313-32 · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ [[Property:P1435]]: [[Q43113623]]"
  2. 15d ago · Triggerhippie4 · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of cave with prehistoric art, prehistoric archaeological site, tourist attraction
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q12137573]]"
  3. 18d ago · Ikan · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant place Lascaux 2, Lascaux IV
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    Wolfram language entity code Entity["Cave", "GrotteDeLascaux::8842p"]
    Part of Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Cave", "GrotteDeLascaux::8842p"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257131|batch #257131]]"
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