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Category of Astronomical Heritage: tangible immovable
The Astronomical Rock Panels in the Lascaux Cave, France

Format: UNESCO World Heritage List

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  • InfoTheme: Earlier prehistory
    Entity: 60
    Subentity: 1
    Version: 5
    Status: PUB
    Date: 2017-11-05 12:02:47
    Author(s): Clive Ruggles

The Lascaux cave is inscribed on the

as part of the property ’Prehistoric sites and decorated caves of the Vézère valley‘ (no. 85).

There is no mention of astronomy in the Brief Description or Long Description.

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