The+Lascaux+Cave

The Lascaux cave is located at the western edges of the Massif Central on the left bank Vezere river in France. The Cave was discovered Thursday September 12 1940 by a group of teenagers,  **Marcel Ravidat, Jacques Marsal, Georges Agnel Et and Simon Coencas.** The teens had enlarged a hole made from a fallen pine tree several years ago. They were astonished to see painting after painting of cows and bulls and horses going in every direction! The discovery of the cave spread like wild fire. Soon the best of the best archeologists knew about the cave like, ** Abbot Henri Breuil, Dr. Cheynier, Abbot J. and Abbot A Bouysonnie , D. Peyrony and Count Bégouën. **

__picture cited from. of Culture and Communication, Ministry. "The cave of Lascaux."__ Accueil du site du Ministère de la Culture et communication - Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication__. 2 Sep. 2009 .