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- Title
Replication for Chauvet Cave.
- Authors
James, N.
- Abstract
As radiocarbon dates were announced, the wall paintings and engravings in Chauvet Cave, France, were hailed as fine art far earlier than any recognised before: here was the ‘Dawn of art’ (Figure 1; Chauvet et al. 1996). Soon after discovery, in 1994, the cave was closed to protect the images from chemical and microbial damage. In 2014, it was added to the World Heritage List. Then, in April 2015, replicas of the most striking imagery were opened at a purpose-built site, the Caverne du Pont d'Arc.
- Subjects
CHAUVET Cave (France); ARCHAEOLOGICAL replicas; LASCAUX Cave (France); CAVE paintings; PRESERVATION of antiquities
- Publication
Antiquity, 2016, Vol 90, Issue 350, p519
- ISSN
0003-598X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15184/aqy.2016.63