the world was amazed. Painted directly on its walls were
hundreds of scenes showing how people lived thousands
of years ago. The scenes show people hunting animals,
such as bison or wild cats. Other images depict birds and,
most noticeably, horses, which appear in more than
10 300 wall images, by far outnumbering all other animals.
Early artists drawing these animals accomplished
a monumental and difficult task. They did not limit
themselves to the easily accessible walls but carried
their painting materials to spaces that required climbing
15 steep walls or crawling into narrow passages in the
Lascaux complex.
Unfortunately, the paintings have been exposed to the