Virtual tour of Lascaux

This item appears on page 31 of the August 2020 issue.

France’s original Lascaux cave, discovered in 1940 and famous for its prehistoric art, can be toured online. The virtual tour consists of detailed video of each of the cave’s nine sections. During the tour, the video can be paused, and each illustration on the wall can be viewed close up, with descriptions of what is depicted plus archaeological interpretations. Visit archeologie.culture.fr/lascaux/en/visit-cave.