Las Imiqolomba yaseLascaux, ibekwe kwingingqi yeDordogne kumazantsi mpuma EFransi, Ziqulathe ezona ndala zindala nezicokisekileyo zobugcisa bangaphambi kwembali emhlabeni. Imizobo yomqolomba, ebonisa ikakhulu izilwanyana, imalunga neminyaka eli-17.000 ubudala kwaye ibonakala inenjongo yesiko.
Ngenxa yokunqongophala kweerekhodi ezibhaliweyo, injongo yepeyinti yokupeyinta ayinakwaziwa ngokuqinisekileyo. Nangona kunjalo, umgangatho ophezulu womsebenzi kunye nomthamo womgudu obandakanyekayo (iselfafini yayisetyenziselwa ukufikelela kwelona zinga liphezulu leendonga, umzekelo), icebisa ukuba yayiyindawo engcwele enokusetyenziselwa amasiko.
Ifunyenwe ngamathuba liqela lamakhwenkwe amane ayekhangela inja yawo, isiza saqala ukufundwa ngumembi wezinto zakudala waseFrance uHenri Breuil (1877-1961), ingcali eyaziwayo kubugcisa bangaphambi kwembali.
Emva kokufihlwa iminyaka eyi-17.000, imiqolomba yaseLascaux yayikwimeko entle xa yafunyanwa. Kodwa, iziphumo ezidibeneyo zokukhanyisa okwenziweyo kunye neendwendwe ezingama-100.000 ngonyaka kungekudala zibangele umonakalo omkhulu kwisiza.
Ulwazi oluxabisekileyo lwezinto zakudala lwalahleka, imibala eqaqambileyo yemizobo yaphela, kunye nomaleko otshabalalisayo we-algae, ibhaktiriya kunye neekristali ze-opaque calcite ezenziwa eludongeni.
Ekugqibeleni, ngo-1963, imiqolomba yavalwa eluntwini kwaye umsebenzi wokubuyisela waqala. Kude kube ngo-1979, imiqolomba yaseLascaux yabhengezwa njengeNdawo yeLifa leMveli yeHlabathi kunye nemiqolomba engaphezulu kwama-20 epeyintiweyo kuloo ndawo.
Esinye seziza ezibalaseleyo sibizwa ngokuba yiCaverna del Pozo apho kufunyanwa khona ukupeyinta inyathi, isisu sayo esihlatywe ngumkhonto, sibonisa amathumbu aso athe saa, phambi komzingeli onentloko yentaka ebuleweyo.
Kuya kufuneka kongezwe ukuba ngo-1983, umfanekiso oqingqiweyo owenziwe ngocoselelo owaziwa ngokuba yiLascaux II wavula iingcango zawo kuluntu. Emi kwinduli enye neyantlandlolo, lo mqolomba wayefana neminyaka eli-10 ukuyigqiba. Imizobo yaphinda yaveliswa ngononophelo oluqwalaseleyo kwiinkcukacha zomculi wasekuhlaleni ogama linguMonique Peytral.