85 FR - Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley (1979)

Brief Description

"The Vézère valley contains 147 prehistoric sites dating from the Palaeolithic and 25 decorated caves. It is particularly interesting from an ethnological and anthropological, as well as an aesthetic point of view because of its cave paintings, especially those of the Lascaux Cave, whose discovery in 1940 was of great importance for the history of prehistoric art. The hunting scenes show some 100 animal figures, which are remarkable for their detail, rich colours and lifelike quality."

韦泽尔峡谷洞穴群与史前遗迹
"韦泽尔峡谷包括147个旧石器时代的史前遗址和25个内有壁画的洞穴。这里无论是从民族学、人类学还是美学角度来看，都非 常令人感兴趣，因为这里的壁画，特别是1940年发现的拉斯科洞岩壁画，对研究人类史前艺术史有着非常重要的意义。壁画中的打猎场面有约100种动物形 象，描绘细致，色彩丰富，栩栩如生。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/85

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Map of Vézère valley

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085-011 Lascaux, Montignac, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France