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The Lascaux Caves
On September 12th 1940 a group of French schoolboys discovered the Lascaux caves, and their palaeolithic cave paintings in the Vézère Valley in south-western France.
On September 12th 1940 a group of French schoolboys discovered the Lascaux caves with their palaeolithic cave paintings in the Vézère Valley in south-western France. It was one of the biggest archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. Lisa Louis has spoken to Simon Coencas, one of the boys who found the cave.
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Mon 12 Sep 2016
07:50GMT
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