Lascaux — Ancillary Gallery Cheval Tache (Dordogne)
Lascaux Cheval
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)·Palaeolithic to Iron Age·🇫🇷 Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Dordogne, Montignac, France
About
About Lascaux — Ancillary Gallery Cheval Tache (Dordogne)
Lascaux — Ancillary Gallery Cheval Tache (Dordogne) in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Dordogne, Montignac, France is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Palaeolithic to Iron Age. Systematic survey and LiDAR document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal platform and ancillary necropolis. Dimensions panel 8.5 m × 3.2 m; shelter 28 m wide × 12 m deep; area 3.9 ha. Excavation excavated; condition partially preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Palaeolithic to Iron Age rock-art with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 180 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Function and labor organization
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 15000 BCE
- Period
- Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Palaeolithic to Iron Age
- Purpose
- Rock art panel and ritual gallery
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 15000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 890 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1960
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
45.0500° N · 1.1700° E · 180 m · 4 mapped features
Main Painted Panel
panelMain Painted Panel at Lascaux — Ancillary Gallery Cheval Tache (Dordogne) — panel with stratified deposits
45.0497° N · 1.1721° EUpper Gallery Niche
galleryUpper Gallery Niche at Lascaux — Ancillary Gallery Cheval Tache (Dordogne) — gallery with stratified deposits
45.0503° N · 1.1707° EAncillary Engraving Cluster
engravingAncillary Engraving Cluster at Lascaux — Ancillary Gallery Cheval Tache (Dordogne) — engraving with stratified deposits
45.0506° N · 1.1718° ERock Fall Boulder
boulderRock Fall Boulder at Lascaux — Ancillary Gallery Cheval Tache (Dordogne) — boulder with stratified deposits
45.0506° N · 1.1683° E