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Replication for Chauvet Cave

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2016

N. James
N. James*
Affiliation:
Division of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3DZ, UK (Email nj218@cam.ac.uk)
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As radiocarbon dates were announced, the wall paintings and engravings in Chauvet Cave, France, were hailed as fine art far earlier than any recognised before: here was the ‘Dawn of art’ (Figure 1; Chauvet et al. 1996). Soon after discovery, in 1994, the cave was closed to protect the images from chemical and microbial damage. In 2014, it was added to the World Heritage List. Then, in April 2015, replicas of the most striking imagery were opened at a purpose-built site, the Caverne du Pont d'Arc.

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Antiquity , Volume 90 , Issue 350 , April 2016 , pp. 519 - 524
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd, 2016 

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