Lights and shadows on the conservation of a rock art cave: The case of Lascaux Cave

Author

Fabiola Bastian
Claude Alabouvette

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Publication Date

January 2009

Abstract

Lascaux Cave was discovered in 1940. Twenty years after the first microbial contamination signs appeared. In the last forty years the cave suffered different fungal invasions. Here we discuss the past, present and future of the cave and the conservation of its rock art paintings to the light of data obtained using culture-dependent and –independent methods.

Keywords

Lascaux Cave, Conservation, Contamination

Document Type

Article

Notes

International Journal of Speleology, Vol. 38, no. 1 (2009-01-01).

Identifier

K26-05216

Recommended Citation

Bastian, Fabiola and Alabouvette, Claude, "Lights and shadows on the conservation of a rock art cave: The case of Lascaux Cave" (2009). KIP Articles. 3240.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/3240