Citations with the tag: CAVES -- France
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- Rock art almost too good to be true.
// New Scientist; 10/24/92, Vol. 136 Issue 1844, p8Reports on a discovery made in a cave near Marseille, France, that contains the finest paleolithic rock art ever found in the area. Description of the contents; Discovered in July 1991 and can only be reached by sea and lies at the end of a treacherous underwater passage; Known as the Cosquer...
- Ancient art.
// New Scientist; 12/5/92, Vol. 136 Issue 1850, p12Reveals that paintings in the Cosquer cave near Marseilles in France are believed to be the oldest known examples of prehistoric cave painting in the world. What the cave contains; When it was discovered; Preliminary results of carbon dating of the paintings.
- Moolah-la.
Romey, Kristin M. // Archaeology; Jul/Aug2001, Vol. 54 Issue 4, p18Reports on the amount provided by the French government to three families after the discovery of Chauvet Cave. Estimated number of paintings inside the cave.
- Accessing Cosquer cave.
S.P.M.H // Archaeology; Mar/Apr98, Vol. 51 Issue 2, p16Reports that after a climatological study revealed that digging an entrance to the Grotte Cosquer, a Palaeolithic painted cave near Marseilles, France, may harm its paintings and engravings, French researchers decided to abandoned the idea. Indepth looks at studies; Conduct of studies by the...
- EXCAVATING A CAVE SITE.
Sandgathe, Dennis M.; Dibble, Harold L. // dig; Sep2007, Vol. 9 Issue 7, p25The article describes the excavation work being done at the Roc de Marsal cave in France.
- The cave of the great hunters.
Baumann, H.; Krush, B. // Cricket; Dec90, Vol. 18 Issue 4, p62Part 2. Recounts the discovery of the cave at Lascaux by four boys and a dog in 1940. Searching for their dog; Huge cave.
- Old Cricket says.
Baumann, H.; Krush, B. // Cricket; Feb1991, Vol. 18 Issue 6, p80Recalls a visit to the cave of Lascaux, France which contains beautiful animal paintings created thousands of years ago. Preparing the cave for public view.
- Intruder dives into world's oldest art gallery.
Baumann, H.; Krush, B. // New Scientist; 8/13/94, Vol. 143 Issue 1938, p5Reports on the forced entry in the Cosquer caves, Marseilles, France. Plans to inspect for vandalism; Artwork discovered by Henri Cosquer; Need for repairs and reinforcement of security of the caves' entrance; Plans for digging a land entrance to the cave without harming rock art.
- The cave of the great hunters.
Baumann, H.; Krush, B. // Cricket; Jan1991, Vol. 18 Issue 5, p65Presents part three of a short story entitled `The Cave of the Great Hunters,' by Hans Baumann.
- Rock art in a secret garden.
Patel, Tara // New Scientist; 8/27/94, Vol. 143 Issue 1940, p40Reviews the exhibition `Cosquer Cave: The Flooded Sanctuary' in Marseilles, France.
- World's oldest cave art.
Bahn, Paul G. // Archaeology; May/Jun93, Vol. 46 Issue 3, p37Features the Cosquer Cave in Marseilles, France. Partially submerged grotto off Cap Morgiou; Comparison with Lascaux cave; Discovery by diver Henri Cosquer; Dimensions of the cave; Description of cave art; Authentication.
- Stone age gallery-by-the-sea.
Clottes, Jean; Courtin, Jean // Archaeology; May/Jun93, Vol. 46 Issue 3, p38Describes the Cosquer Cave in Marseilles, France. Methods of authentication; Inventory of cave art; Findings of an expedition organized by the Department of Sub-Marine Archaeological Research (DRASM) at the French Ministry of Culture; Two distinct phases in the rock art; Radiocarbon dating...
- Images of the Ice Age.
Marshack, Alexander // Archaeology; Jul/Aug95, Vol. 48 Issue 4, p28Focuses on the implications of the painted and engraved Ice Age caves discovered in Cosquer and Chauvet, France. Map of the two regions; Photographs of several paintings and engravings in the cave; Woolly rhinoceros engravings; Overlapping horse heads.
- Prehistoric art leaps back to life.
Marshack, Alexander // New Scientist; 08/31/96, Vol. 151 Issue 2045, p11Features the virtual reality version of the Lascaux cave in France called Virtual Lascaux presented at Disney's EPCOT Center in Florida. Benjamin Britton as the brain child of the concept; Repainting of the prehistoric art gallery.
- Grotto Paintings Revealed.
Harrington, Spencer P.M. // Archaeology; May/Jun2000, Vol. 53 Issue 3, p17Reports that researchers have discovered several animal paintings and symbols on the walls and ceiling of Arcy-sur-Cure cave east of Paris, France. How the cave paintings were preserved; Details on the radiocarbon dating of Arcy's images.
- Killing Lascaux.
Bahn, Paul // Archaeology; May/Jun2008, Vol. 61 Issue 3, p18No abstract available.
- Study of a Palaeolithic time capsule: the Chauvet Cave project.
Bednarik, Robert G. // Rock Art Research; May2005, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p87The article describes the results of a project aimed at protecting and managing the Chauvet Cave site in France, which includes rock art. The site was studied by researchers who used the Base D�partmentale de Loisirs east of the village of Salavas near the cave. Data from the site came from...
- ANTIQUITY AND AUTHORSHIP OF THE CHAUVET ROCK ART.
Bednarik, Robert G. // Rock Art Research; May2007, Vol. 24 Issue 1, p21The article reviews the veracity of the carbon isotope dating attempts relating to the rock art in Chauvet Cave in France. It validates the attribution of the cave art to the Aurignacian and refutes several factors and stylistic objections. It considers the question of the ethnicity of the...
- �volution de l'etat hydrique d'une paroi de la Salle des Taureaux de la grotte de Lascaux : cons�quences pour la conservation.
Brunet, Jacques; Malaurent, Philippe; Lastennet, Roland // Studies in Conservation; 2006, Vol. 51 Issue 4, p241Observations of the condition of the walls of the Salle des Taureaux (Great Hall of the Bulls) in the prehistoric cave of Lascaux showed important moisture variations over time. These are related to the presence and activity of four discontinuities, or joints, within the Upper Cretaceous...
- Lascaux: adapting vs eradicating.
Montelle, Yann-Pierre // Rock Art Research; May2009, Vol. 26 Issue 1, p118The article presents the author's perspectives concerning the conservation and preservation of the Lascaux cave in France. He cited and discusses some of the innovative approaches being presented at a symposium for the conservation of the cave, which was held from February 26-27, 2009 in Paris....
- Passions run high over French cave art.
Patel, Tara // New Scientist; 5/04/96, Vol. 150 Issue 2028, p8Reports on the scientific and legal battle over the Chauvet Cave in France. Rivalry between archaeologists Jean Clottes and Denis Vialou; Questions of ownership; Expectations.
- Thematic changes in upper Paleolithic art: A view from the Grotte Chauvet.
Clottes, Jean // Antiquity; Jun96, Vol. 70 Issue 268, p276Describes thematic changes in upper Paleolithic cave art at the Grotte Chauvet in France. Omnipresence of animals in cave paintings; Comparison of multiplicity of themes with Aurignacian and Perigordian art in well-dated sites; Gravettian themes in French caves.
- Chauvet Study Begins.
S.P.M.H. // Archaeology; Nov/Dec98, Vol. 51 Issue 6, p28Reports that plans to study and document Palaeolithic art within the French Chauvet Cave commenced, and was led by Jean Clottes of the Ministry of Culture. When the art within the cave was discovered; Description of the images; How the study would be conducted; Predictions of Clottes.
- Lascaux revisited.
Mahoney, Diana Phillips // Computer Graphics World; Oct95, Vol. 18 Issue 10, p61Describes the efforts by Benjamin Britton to deliver a virtual-reality reconstruction of France's Lascaux Cave. Background information; Features of exhibit; Software and hardware used; Anecdotes; Expectations.
- News from Cosquer Cave: Climatic studies, recording, sampling, dates.
Clottes, Jean; Courtin, Jean // Antiquity; Jun97, Vol. 71 Issue 272, p321Looks at the discoveries which have been made after more work was completed at the Grotte Cosquer, in France Palaeolithic painted cave. Information on the findings; Reference to studies being conducted on the issue; Features of the cave; Determination of the consistency of the cave.
- Précision préhistorique.
Buisson-Catil, Jacques // Beaux Arts Magazine; avr2012, Issue 334, p50A letter to the editor is presented by Jacques Buisson-Catil, the director of the Pôle international de la préhistoire, in response to the article "Lascaux IV - Lancement sur fond de polémique" which appeared in issue 331 of this periodical.
- Lectures on the Ice-Age Painted Caves of Southwestern France.
Eshleman, Clayton // Interval(le)s; 2009, Issue 4/5, p235The article presents the author's experiences that started in the spring of 1974 when he and his wife, Caryl rented an apartment in a farmhouse outside Tursac, in the French Dordogne and they soon discovered, the painted Ice Age caves in the region.
- Saving Lascaux.
Thomas, Margaret J. // Archaeology; Jul/Aug2008, Vol. 61 Issue 4, p8A letter to the editor is presented in response to Paul Bahn's article "Killing Lascaux" in the May/June issue.
- Cave intruders came to see, not touch.
Patel, Tara // New Scientist; 11/26/94, Vol. 144 Issue 1953, p5Reports on a break-in at the Cosquer cave near Marseilles in France. Absence of signs of vandalism; Artwork exhibited at the cave; Discovery of the cave in 1991; Protection of the cave from sightseers.
- IS BEAUTY ANCIENT HISTORY?
Garcia-Rivera, Alex // U.S. Catholic; Jun2001, Vol. 66 Issue 6, p30Reflects on the concept of beauty in the 20th century by comparing it with the aesthetics of the Stone Age paintings found in a cave in Lascaux, France. Religious aspects of beauty; Effect of wars, destruction and ethnic cleansing of the 20th century on the human concept of the true, the good...
- The hooked stick in the Lascaux shaft scene.
Irwin, Arthur // Antiquity; Jun2000, Vol. 74 Issue 284, p293Discusses bison-hunting practices during the Palaeolithic period in France and North America. Significance of the analysis of the Lascaux shaft cave painting; Bison and hunting methods; Spatial context of the Lascaux painting.
- CARE TO SEE MY ETCHINGS?
Martindale, Diane // Discover; Jan2002, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p60Reports on the discovery of cave paintings in Lascaux, France. Description of the cave; Importance of the paintings in archeology; Hindrances on the study of the paintings.
- Cave Art Noveau.
Arnaud, Bernadette // Archaeology; Sep/Oct2001, Vol. 54 Issue 5, p12Deals with the Upper Palaeolithic engravings discovered in Cussac cave in southern France. Size of the figures engraved; Range of animals depicted; Period identified for the engravings; Number of human remains found in the cave; Other cave art discoveries in France.
- Caravaggio of the Caves.
Glausiusz, Josie // Discover; Feb2002, Vol. 23 Issue 2, p17Features a prehistoric cave paintings of Chauvet in Southeastern France. Use of a precision form of carbon dating to analyze the animal drawings and charcoal remains in the cave; Conduction of a research on the Chauvet paintings; Belief that the Chauvet paintings is one of the most ancient...
- Panel of the Big Lions, Up Close and Personal.
Preston, George // Archaeology; May/Jun2011, Vol. 64 Issue 3, p8A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Werner Herzog on the Birth of Art" in the March/April 2011 issue.
- Famous Caves.
Preston, George // Monkeyshines on Rocks & Minerals; 2001, p77Presents several famous caves. Location of the Mammoth Cave; Features of the Blue Grotto; History of the Lascaux Cave.
- The Psychology of Art.
KRONSKY, BETTY // American Artist; Sep1985, Vol. 49 Issue 518, p16The author discusses paintings and engravings on stone. She visited the Lascaux caves in France which have been closed to the public in order to preserve the art. She believes that ancient art was not just a casual activity but a highly motivated form of expression for the ancient people. She...
- Cave art revisited.
Gamble, Harriet // Arts & Activities; Apr97, Vol. 121 Issue 3, p38Presents information on how Allyson Santner, an art teacher at Harris Elementary School in Brownsburg, Indiana introduced a lesson of creating cave art on clay slabs using Lascaux caves as the subject of the lesson. How she motivates her students; Techniques developed by Allyson for creating...
- Chef-d'œuvre en péril?
Gamble, Harriet // Beaux Arts Magazine; sep2008, Issue 291, p18The article announces that the listing of France's grotte de Lascaux (Lascaux cave) in UNESCO's list of endangered heritage sites has been postponed by a year, in light of the conservation and restoration works that are currently underway.
- PATRIMOINE: MOBILISATION GÉNÉRALE POUR LASCAUX 4.
Gamble, Harriet // Beaux Arts Magazine; nov2012, Issue 341, p24The article discusses the effects of the removal of government funding for the "Lascaux 4" arts center in Lascaux, France.
- Lascaux semble se régénérer.
Gamble, Harriet // Beaux Arts Magazine; aou2011, Issue 326, p10An interview with Muriel Mauriac, curator of the prehistoric cave of Lascaux, France, is presented. Topics include the decrease of dark spots on the walls of the cave, the research project of a laboratory cave, and the reproduction of the cave's art in other places.
- Lascaux cave mould is modern problem.
Da Fonseca, Chloé; Rivetti, Ermanno // Art Newspaper; Jun2012, Issue 236, p34The article discusses the growth of black fungus in the Lascaux cave complex World Heritage site in France due to an air conditioning system and the use of biocide and also discusses the discovery of a 37,000-year-old cave painting in southern France.
- Les Trois-Fr�res after Breuil.
B�gou�n, Robert; Clottes, Jean // Antiquity; Jul87, Vol. 61 Issue 232, p180Les Trois-Fr�res, in the French Pyrenees, is one of the classic sites of palaeolithic cave-art, and of Abb� Breuil's recording of it. A new survey, and new recording methods, are giving a different and a fuller picture of its art.
- Les génies de l'invisible.
Picq, Anne // Beaux Arts Magazine; sep2008, Issue 291, p128The article offers information of the Grotte de Niaux (the Niaux cave), which is said to be one the most famous prehistoric caves in Europe, with particular focus given to comments on its history by Jean Clottes, eminent French prehistorian and former director of prehistoric antiquities for the...
- Lascaux matters.
Bednarik, Robert G. // Rock Art Research; May2009, Vol. 26 Issue 1, p120Information about the international symposium "Lascaux and Its Conservation: A Subterranean Environment," which was held at the Institut national du patrimoine in Paris, France from February 26-27, 2009 is presented. The meeting was presided by International Federation of Rock Art Organization...
- The social construction of caves and rockshelters: Chauvet Cave (France) and Nawarla Gabarnmang (Australia).
Delannoy, Jean-Jacques; David, Bruno; Geneste, Jean-Michel; Katherine, Margaret; Barker, Bryce; Whear, Ray L.; Gunn, Robert G. // Antiquity; Mar2013, Vol. 87 Issue 335, p12Caves and rockshelters are a key component of the archaeological record but are often regarded as natural places conveniently exploited by human communities. Archaeomorphological study shows however that they are not inert spaces but have frequently been modified by human action, sometimes in...
- The Magic of Lascaux.
Delannoy, Jean-Jacques; David, Bruno; Geneste, Jean-Michel; Katherine, Margaret; Barker, Bryce; Whear, Ray L.; Gunn, Robert G. // Faux Titre; 2010, Vol. 357, p141The article offers information on the paintings and drawings of Lascaux Cave in southwestern region of France. It informs that an investigations by four teenage boys of France led to the discovery of a series of caves including the largest dubbed the Axial Gallery, followed by the Apse, the Nave...
- Stone age masterpieces found.
S.P.M.H. // Archaeology; Mar/Apr95, Vol. 48 Issue 2, p12Reports that a gallery of preserved Paleolithic rock paintings and engraving have been discovered in a cavern in Vallon-Pont-d'Arc in southern France. Images created in the cavern; Importance of the discovery in understanding Paleolithic art; Uniqueness of the images in the cavern.
- Le debacle Chauvet.
S.P.M.H. // Archaeology; Mar/Apr97, Vol. 50 Issue 2, p16Focuses on the Paleolithic wall paintings discovered in the Chauvet Cave at Vallon-Pont-d'Arc in southern France and the array of legal disputes that have kept the grotto closed to researchers. Discovery of the caches by Jean-Mari Chauvet; Efforts of the French government to appropriate land...
- Landscape unites tilt-up and precast veneer to create a . . . Concrete sanctuary.
Stone, Faux // Concrete Products; May2003, Vol. 106 Issue 5, p60Features the structural design of Lourdes Grotto, a cave-like structure by landscape designer Rod Russell-Ides in France. Spiritual odyssey of the design; Submission of the designs to the U.S. firms specializing in faux-stone construction; Formation of diagram for the construction; Progress of...
