Paintings of Lascaux Cave

September 28, 2010 Updated: September 29, 2010

(Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images)
(Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images)
Photo of a replica of a wall painting of the prehistoric Lascaux cave taken on Sept. 11, in Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil, near Lascaux, southwestern France. The Lascaux cave has been closed to the public since 1963 to prevent deterioration of the art caused by humidity and warmth from visitors. A visitors’ center with replicas of the painted chambers has been built outside the cave and receives around 300,000 tourists each year.