~There are Caves~&~There Are Coves~Plus~First Day Covers -{ ! }- ~

BY DANNY McCARTHY

Here is AN AMAZING ANSWER ~ I-PAY-IT-FORWARD - { ! }- :

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=las...

https://www.amazon.com/Cave-Lascaux-Final-Photographs/dp/0810912678/ref=sr_1_1?adgrpid=1334807680534004&hvadid=83425551041147&hvbmt=bp&hvdev=c&hvlocint=66&hvlocphy=59340&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=p&hvtargid=kwd-83425825321465%3Aloc-190&hydadcr=22535_10753802&keywords=caves+of+lascaux&qid=1693459118&sr=8-1

LASCAUX CAVE... from wikipedia.com IF I MAY:

"Lascaux (English: /læˈskoʊ/ la-SKOH,[1] US also /lɑːˈskoʊ/ lah-SKOH;[2] French: Grotte de Lascaux [ɡʁɔt də lasko],[3] "Lascaux Cave") is a network of caves near the village of Montignac, in the department of Dordogne in southwestern France. Over 600 parietal wall paintings cover the interior walls and ceilings of the cave. The paintings represent primarily large animals, typical local contemporary fauna that correspond with the fossil record of the Upper Paleolithic in the area. They are the combined effort of many generations and, with continued debate, the age of the paintings is now usually estimated at around 17,000 years (early Magdalenian).[4][5][6] Because of the outstanding prehistoric art in the cave, Lascaux was inducted into the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979, as an element of the Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley.[7]... The original caves have been closed to the public since 1963, as their condition was deteriorating, but there are now a number of replicas." ~ merci ~ OR !~ THANKSALATEA -{ ! }-

In texting this question on-board bing.com: "Why was Lascaux Cave closed?" ~ I got back this reply: Yes, the Lascaux cave was closed to the public in 1963 because the amount of heat, humidity and microbes brought into the space during this time was so significant that it led the cave’s natural ecosystem to become out of balance, leading to signs of deterioration, along with green mold, white fungus, and later black fungus. This imbalance forced the Lascaux Cave to close its doors to the general public for good1.