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Nature 433, 800 (24 February 2005) | doi:10.1038/433800c; Published online 23 February 2005

Best way to protect rock art is to leave it alone

Luc Allemand1 & Paul G. Bahn2

  1. La Recherche, 4 rue du Texel, 75014 Paris, France
  2. 428 Anlaby Road, Hull HU3 6QP, UK

Your News Feature about the Lascaux cave, "The film crew" (Nature 433, 100–101; 2005), expresses the hope that, thanks to new technologies, "tourists will get their chance to see the real version of this ancient site". Unfortunately, the history of Lascaux's conservation since its discovery in 1940 leads one to expect the opposite.

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