How do you use Lascaux in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like cave, plus the exact meaning.
Lascaux in a sentence
Lascaux meaning
A small region of Dordogne in France, famous for its Paleolithic cave paintings
Synonyms of Lascaux
Using Lascaux
- The main meaning on this page is: A small region of Dordogne in France, famous for its Paleolithic cave paintings
- Useful related words include: cave.
- In the example corpus, lascaux often appears in combinations such as: the lascaux, of lascaux.
Context around Lascaux
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 5 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lascaux
- In this selection, "lascaux" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, mammoth, crater, famous, bison, cave and artwork stand out and add context to how "lascaux" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include at lascaux bison aurochs and cave of lascaux has an. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lascaux" sits close to words such as aat, abhorrence and abms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lascaux
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The largest crater, Lascaux, is almost convert across. (8 words)
At Lascaux, bison, aurochs and ibex are not represented side by side. (12 words)
This story may be represented in the famous Lascaux shaft ‘scene’ Julien d'Huy. 2012. (15 words)
Lascaux II, a replica of the Great Hall of the Bulls and the Painted Gallery located 200 meters away from the original, was opened in 1983, so that visitors may view the painted scenes without harming the originals. (38 words)
Upstream from this steep-sloped relief, near Montignac and in the vicinity of Lascaux, the contours of the land soften considerably; the valley floor widens, and the banks of the river lose their steepness. (34 words)
L’organisation symbolique du dispositif pariétal de la grotte de Lascaux", Préhistoire du Sud-Ouest, 15: 177-266 Such a distribution may show the relationship between the species pictured and their environmental conditions. (33 words)
Example sentences (14)
At Lascaux, bison, aurochs and ibex are not represented side by side.
In recent years, new research has suggested that the Lascaux cave paintings in France may incorporate prehistoric star charts.
Lascaux II, a replica of the Great Hall of the Bulls and the Painted Gallery located 200 meters away from the original, was opened in 1983, so that visitors may view the painted scenes without harming the originals.
L’organisation symbolique du dispositif pariétal de la grotte de Lascaux", Préhistoire du Sud-Ouest, 15: 177-266 Such a distribution may show the relationship between the species pictured and their environmental conditions.
Reproductions of other Lascaux artwork can be seen at the Centre of Prehistoric Art at Le Thot, France.
Some rock in Ida's core may have been fractured below the large craters Mammoth, Lascaux, and Undara.
The cave of Lascaux has an image of a horse colored with yellow estimated to be 17,300 years old.
The largest crater, Lascaux, is almost convert across.
The Lascaux paintings' disposition may be explained by a belief in the real life of the pictured species, wherein the artists tried to respect their real environmental conditions.
The Lascaux valley is located some distance from the major concentrations of decorated caves and inhabited sites, most of which were discovered further downstream.
This led to restriction of access to the real caves to a few visitors every week, and the creation of a replica cave for visitors to Lascaux.
This story may be represented in the famous Lascaux shaft ‘scene’ Julien d'Huy. 2012.
Two lions were depicted mating in the Chamber of Felines in 15,000-year-old Paleolithic cave paintings in the Lascaux caves.
Upstream from this steep-sloped relief, near Montignac and in the vicinity of Lascaux, the contours of the land soften considerably; the valley floor widens, and the banks of the river lose their steepness.
Common combinations with lascaux
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the lascaux 4×
- of lascaux 2×