How was Lascaux cave discovered?

a. Accidentally, by schoolboys and a lost dog.
b. Through systematic survey of the Dordogne region of southern France, in search of caves with the potential for Upper Paleolithic art.
c. By the landowner, who fell into a shallow pit and discovered cold air rising from a hole in the pit's bottom.
d. By an avocational archaeologist who happened to be hiking in the region, and discovered artifacts near the cave's opening.
e. By archaeologists studying ancient rock art in Europe and guided by Lewis-Williams.


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