I-Las Lascaux emihumeni, etholakala esifundeni saseDordogne eningizimu-ntshonalanga EFrance, Ziqukethe ezinye zezinsalela ezindala nezicwengisiswe kakhulu zobuciko bangaphambi komlando emhlabeni. Imidwebo yomhume, ekhombisa ikakhulukazi izilwane, cishe ineminyaka eyi-17.000 ubudala futhi ibonakala inenhloso yesiko.
Ngenxa yokushoda kwamarekhodi abhaliwe, inhloso yemidwebo yomhume ayinakwaziwa ngokuqiniseka. Kodwa-ke, ikhwalithi ephezulu yomsebenzi kanye nenani lemizamo ebandakanyekayo (ukusika isikafula kwasetshenziswa ukufinyelela engxenyeni ephezulu kakhulu yezindonga, isibonelo), kusikisela ukuthi kwakuyindawo engcwele okungenzeka ukuthi yayisetshenziselwa amasiko.
Kutholwe ngengozi iqembu labafana abane abafuna inja yabo, isiza safundwa okokuqala ngumvubukuli waseFrance uHenri Breuil (1877-1961), isazi esidumile sobuciko bangaphambi komlando.
Ngemuva kokufihlwa iminyaka eyi-17.000, imihume yaseLascaux yayisesimweni esihle lapho itholakala. Kepha, imiphumela ehlangene yokukhanyisa okufakelwayo kanye nezivakashi eziyi-100.000 ngonyaka maduzane zidale umonakalo omkhulu kusayithi.
Imininingwane eminingi ebaluleke kakhulu yemivubukulo yalahleka, imibala egqamile yemidwebo yaphela, futhi izingqimba ezonakalisayo zama-algae, amabhaktheriya namakristalu e-opaque calcite akha ezindongeni.
Ekugcineni, ngo-1963, imigede yavalwa yangangena emphakathini futhi umsebenzi wokubuyisela waqala. Kuze kube ngo-1979, imihume yaseLascaux yamenyezelwa njengeNdawo Engamagugu Omhlaba kanye nemihume engaphezu kuka-20 ependwe kule ndawo.
Enye yezindawo ezivelele kakhulu ibizwa ngeCaverna del Pozo lapho kutholakala khona umdwebo wenyathi, isisu sayo, esigwazwe ngumkhonto, sikhombisa izibilini zaso zisakazekile, phambi komzingeli onekhanda lenyoni ebulewe yi-goring.
Kufanele kungezwe ukuthi ngo-1983, umfanekiso oqoshwe ngokucophelela owaziwa ngeLascaux II wavula iminyango yawo emphakathini. Etholakala egqumeni elifanayo nelasekuqaleni, umfanekiso womhume uthathe iminyaka eyishumi ukuwuqeda. Le midwebo yenziwa kabusha ngokunaka kakhulu imininingwane yomculi wendawo ogama lakhe linguMonique Peytral.