Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The Magdalenians did not live in the deep limestone caverns they painted (which are
cold and difficult to access). But many did live in the shallow cliffside caves that you'll
see throughout your Dordogne travels, which were continuously inhabited from prehistor-
ic times until the Middle Ages.
The Paintings:
Though there are dozens of caves painted over a span of more than
8,000 years, they're all surprisingly similar. These Stone Age hunters painted the anim-
als they hunted—bison or bulls (especially at Lascaux and Grotte de Font-de-Gaume),
horses,deer,reindeer,ibex(mountain goats),wolves,bears,andcats, plusanimals thatare
