Lascaux
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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]