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Lascaux Cave Paintings (PHOTOS): Rare And Never-Seen Photos From LIFE.com

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Lascaux Cave Paintings (PHOTOS): Rare And Never-Seen Photos From LIFE.com


First Posted: 09-12-10 11:39 AM   |   Updated: 09-12-10 11:42 AM



On a warm afternoon in 1940 in southwestern France, two rabbit-hunting schoolboys made a startling, historic discovery.

As their dog chased a hare down a hole beside a downed tree, the boys quickly followed suit. Once underground, they stepped into the "Versailles of Prehistory," a series of caves known today as Lascaux, where stunning and remarkably-preserved paintings, some believed to be up to 18,000 years old, line the walls.

The following photographs are a small sample of a series shot by LIFE's Ralph Morse. In 1947, Morse journeyed to Lascaux and became the first photographer to document the astonishingly detailed, colorful Cro-Magnon paintings on film. Some of these photos have not been seen until now.

Be sure to check out the amazing full gallery from LIFE.com.

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The reds and yellows were created from ground, colored earth, while charred bone and soot were used for dark shading, and green was made from manganese oxide.
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"Most people don't realize how huge some of the paintings are," recalls Morse. "There are pictures of animals there that are ten, fifteen feet long, and more."
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Morse's wife Ruth sits at a photo-captioning desk while locals gather to see the cave brightly lit for the first time.
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http://www.life.com/image/first/in-gallery/48231/inside-lascaux-rare-unpublished
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