The Lascaux cave paintings were accidentally discovered by four teenagers on this day in 1940. Marcel Ravidat, Jacques Marsal, Georges Agnel, and Simon Coencas stumbled upon the entrance to the ...

The paintings portray what appear to be female archers and deer and goats, some of which are wounded by arrows, according to 20 Minutos, a Spanish newspaper. The artwork is believed to be around ...

“Secondly, the discovery of new cave paintings in this type of cave indicates that prehistoric man developed sophisticated means of climbing, perhaps by means of ropes or wooden scaffolding ...

Unsurprisingly, the Cave of Altamira has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985. But most importantly for public appreciation, there's an on-site recreation of the cave available to visit.

As of Saturday, visitors to the French port city will be able to see the Cosquer Mediterranee, a replica of the over 30,000-year old site featuring the world’s most famous cave paintings.