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Students saw a video about the cave paintings of Lascaux, France.  The video left many unanswered questions for the students.  Some of their questions may be answered from the sites listed below.

Read the questions.  Click on underlined words to go to the web sites.  You do not need to answer the questions in any particular order.  URL addresses are given below the questions.

1.	Learn about the prehistory of France. find out when the first humans appeared in France. In what time period were the majority of the cave paintings executed?  Come back to this site later for more in-depth study of French history.  http://www.france.com/culture/display_item.cfm?id=24 Where is the cave located in France? Click here for map showing location of Lascaux.
2.	The Cave of Lascaux This site of  Lascaux Cave views the paintings with a "lamp" effect similar to what the original explorers may have seen. How do you think the explores felt when they saw this for the first time? http://www.culture.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/
3.	How did the cave  become sealed over time? Click on "Discover: Time and Place" to learn more about this. View the time line. http://www.culture.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/
4.	View the time line. How do we know how old the cave paintings are? (This is in "Discover: Time and Space" section). Click "Learn" and Dating Methods" to find out more. http://www.culture.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/
5.	What were the  names of the boys? Were they allowed back in the cave? Click on "1940: The Discovery". http://www.culture.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/
6.	How does their depiction of man differ than the way the animals are shown?  Take a "Virtual Tour". Find out more about painting Techniques by clicking on "Learn" in main menu. http://www.culture.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/
7.	What caused the paintings to deteriorate?  Find out by reading "1963: Closing of the Cave". http://www.culture.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/
8.	How do they monitor the cave? Find out by reading "1963: Closing of the Cave". http://www.culture.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/
9.	Are you interested in finding out how they made a reproduction of the most popular areas? Look in the section on 1963 closing. http://www.culture.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/
10.	Read about an ancient star map. Do you think it is possible that these ancient people studied the stars? why or why not? If these are not "star maps", what could they represent? Here is another article about the oldest lunar calendar. Are scientist trying to "read" too much into these patterns? Study more images from the cave to justify your opinions. http://www.exn.ca/stories/2000/08/09/86.asp
11.	How do the Lascaux paintings compare to those at Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave?  Find out more about the discovery and research at this site. Art historians refer to Lascaux as a sacred place. Why is that?
12.	Compare Lascaux Caves to those found in Spain - Altamira Caves  Note: Best site for Altamira Caves is no longer online. More information can be found on Wikipedia
13.	Interested the early humans? Learn more about their art from this site First Humans. Visit the rooms to see art of early man. Flints and Stones - Learn all about these early people. Let the Shaman guide you.  Prehistoric myths.
14.	Teacher Feature! Online lesson from Scholastic             Visit the Paleolithic Caves at Lascaux                                       See other Scholastic lessons integrating art, science, language arts and social studies. Petroglyphs in Southwest United States Rock Art at Rice. Inside Chiquibul: Photographing Central America's Longest Cave From National Geographic.com comes the Inside Chiquibul: Photographing Central America's Longest Cave Web site.

NOTE TO TEACHERS: Preview these sites and let me know if links are broken or misdirected. Email address on home page. Give me a little lead time before you need this page with students if work needs to be done.

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