THE BIRDMAN OF LASCAUX: A NOTE

Abstract

The so-called “Shaft Scene” at Lascaux, representing the mortal conflict between a hunter and a bison, rewards frequent re-examination. This one concentrates on the nature of the supposedly human hunter (in reality a bird-man composite), his context, and his parallels in other caves, and reinforces those (few) interpretations that consider the scene a mythological narrative.