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Lascaux Cave
The Lascaux Cave paintings in France, discovered in 1940, are roughly <hl>17,000 years old</hl> and depict over 600 animals in vivid detail. The cave was sealed in 1963 because visitors' breath was damaging the art.
SrcFrench Ministry of Culture

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