Lascaux cave
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archaeological site
cave replica
museum and replica complex
prehistoric cave site
tourist attraction
travelling exhibition
Lascaux cave is a famous prehistoric site in southwestern France renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved Paleolithic cave paintings, especially depictions of large animals.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lascaux Cave | 7 |
| Montignac-Lascaux | 4 |
| Lascaux | 2 |
| Lascaux cave canonical | 2 |
| Lascaux cave paintings | 2 |
| Centre International de l’Art Pariétal Montignac-Lascaux | 1 |
| Hall of the Bulls | 1 |
| Lascaux II | 1 |
| Lascaux area | 1 |
| Lascaux caves | 1 |
| original Lascaux cave | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3685624 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lascaux cave Context triple: [Dordogne, associatedWith, Lascaux cave]
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A.
Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave
Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave is a prehistoric cave in southern France renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved Paleolithic wall paintings, some of the oldest known in the world.
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B.
Grotte de Pech Merle
Grotte de Pech Merle is a famous prehistoric cave in southern France renowned for its well-preserved Paleolithic wall paintings and engravings.
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C.
Grotte de Niaux
Grotte de Niaux is a famous prehistoric cave in southwestern France renowned for its well-preserved Paleolithic cave paintings.
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D.
Grotte de la Madeleine
Grotte de la Madeleine is a famous show cave in southern France known for its impressive limestone formations and underground chambers along the Gorges de l’Ardèche.
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E.
Grotte de Mas d’Azil
Grotte de Mas d’Azil is a large prehistoric cave in southwestern France renowned for its Paleolithic and Azilian archaeological remains and dramatic natural tunnel traversed by a road and river.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lascaux cave Target entity description: Lascaux cave is a famous prehistoric site in southwestern France renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved Paleolithic cave paintings, especially depictions of large animals.
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A.
Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave
Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave is a prehistoric cave in southern France renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved Paleolithic wall paintings, some of the oldest known in the world.
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B.
Grotte de Pech Merle
Grotte de Pech Merle is a famous prehistoric cave in southern France renowned for its well-preserved Paleolithic wall paintings and engravings.
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C.
Grotte de Niaux
Grotte de Niaux is a famous prehistoric cave in southwestern France renowned for its well-preserved Paleolithic cave paintings.
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D.
Grotte de la Madeleine
Grotte de la Madeleine is a famous show cave in southern France known for its impressive limestone formations and underground chambers along the Gorges de l’Ardèche.
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E.
Grotte de Mas d’Azil
Grotte de Mas d’Azil is a large prehistoric cave in southwestern France renowned for its Paleolithic and Azilian archaeological remains and dramatic natural tunnel traversed by a road and river.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
cave replica ⓘ museum and replica complex ⓘ prehistoric cave site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ travelling exhibition ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCulture | Magdalenian ⓘ |
| artTechnique |
blowing pigment
ⓘ
engraving ⓘ mineral pigments ⓘ |
| closedToPublic | 1963 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod |
Upper Paleolithic
ⓘ
linked to:
Upper Palaeolithic
|
| depicts |
abstract signs
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aurochs ⓘ bison ⓘ deer ⓘ horses ⓘ ibex ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Georges Agnel
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Jacques Marsal ⓘ Marcel Ravidat ⓘ Robot the dog ⓘ Simon Coencas ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 12 September 1940 ⓘ |
| estimatedAgeYearsBP | approximately 17,000 years ⓘ |
| firstScientificStudyBy |
Abbé Breuil
ⓘ
linked to:
Henri Breuil
Henri Breuil ⓘ |
| hasReplica |
Lascaux II
ⓘ
linked to:
Lascaux cave
Lascaux III ⓘ Lascaux IV ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Paleolithic cave paintings
ⓘ
depictions of large animals ⓘ parietal art ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dordogne department
ⓘ
Nouvelle-Aquitaine region ⓘ
linked to:
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Vézère Valley ⓘ southwestern France ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Montignac
ⓘ
original Lascaux cave ⓘ
linked to:
Lascaux cave
|
| management | French Ministry of Culture ⓘ |
| notableArtwork |
Apse
ⓘ
Axial Gallery ⓘ Hall of the Bulls ⓘ
linked to:
Lascaux cave
Nave ⓘ Shaft Scene ⓘ |
| officialName |
Centre International de l’Art Pariétal Montignac-Lascaux
ⓘ
linked to:
Lascaux cave
|
| openedToPublic |
1948
ⓘ
1983 ⓘ |
| partOf | Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | restricted access to original cave ⓘ |
| reasonForClosure |
algal growth
ⓘ
damage from visitors ⓘ fungal growth ⓘ |
| significance | key site for study of Paleolithic art ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | yes ⓘ |
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Subject: Lascaux cave Description of subject: Lascaux cave is a famous prehistoric site in southwestern France renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved Paleolithic cave paintings, especially depictions of large animals.
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