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Our fourth Lascaux

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 September 2017

N. James
N. James*
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Division of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3ER, UK (Email: [email protected])
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World's most famous archaeological replica, Lascaux II was replaced in December 2016 by Lascaux IV. IV deserves to inherit the reputation, but it is already struggling to cope as it seeks to outdo II's tally of visitors. The ironies are manifold.

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Antiquity , Volume 91 , Issue 359 , October 2017 , pp. 1367 - 1374
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd, 2017 

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