Here's why: In 1830 a local official named George Rankin lowered himself into the cave on a rope tied to a protrusion in the cave wall.

原因如下：1830年，一位名叫乔治·兰金（George Rankin）的当地官员用一根绳子把自己吊入洞穴，这根绳子固定在洞穴壁的一个突出石块上。

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The largest statue in front of the cave wall is 34.5 meters high and the smallest is only 2cm high.

洞穴前最大的雕像高34.5米，而最小的只有2厘米高。

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Lisa and her parents saw some drawings on the cave wall.

莉萨和她的父母看到了山洞墙上的一些图画。

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I quickly stood up. My back was against the cave wall.

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Farther up the path are more cave homes with ruins of small stone rooms next to the wall of the canyon.

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It is just a question of filling in the canvas or the cave wall.

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The first is the "Frieze of Stags, " which shows several deer from the shoulder up migrating across the cave wall.

WSJ: Prehistoric but Far From Primitive | Cave Paintings of Lascaux | Field Museum | By Mark Yost

One thing's clear, however: The artist purposely chose to position each image above a protruding ridgeline that runs along the cave wall, symbolizing either the surface of the water or tall grass that's obscuring the lower half of the deer.

WSJ: Prehistoric but Far From Primitive | Cave Paintings of Lascaux | Field Museum | By Mark Yost