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Furthermore, Coffey's status as a sophomore may well be an asset. It distances him from the scandals of the council's past. If Coffey is elected, we hope he will not cave in to the pressures of his position and engage in similar antics...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Choose Coffey for Council President | 2/4/1995 | See Source »

Edmunds plays it too safe, letting his emotions dry as if they were Lascaux's cave paintings, sensitive to light and life. He forgets that his work is contemporary, the worth of its preservation has yet to be proven. Hidden in distant caves it loses, its chance for glory...

Author: By Virginia S.K. Loo, | Title: Edmunds Treads Tired Road to Taos | 2/2/1995 | See Source »

Stung by lessons learned at Altamira and Lascaux, where initial unrestricted access to the caves obliterated archaeological clues and led to the rapid deterioration of artwork, the French Culture Ministry has put the Chauvet cave off limits to all but a handful of experts and installed video surveillance cameras and police guards at the entrance. "Our goal," says Baghain, "is to keep the cave in this virgin state so that research can, in theory, continue indefinitely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WINDOW ON THE STONE AGE | 1/30/1995 | See Source »

...further research is needed to establish one fact about the Chauvet cave art: it was created by artists of remarkable talent. "I remember standing in front of the paintings of the horses facing the rhinos and being profoundly moved by the artistry," says Clottes. "Tears were running down my cheeks. I was witnessing one of the world's great masterpieces...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WINDOW ON THE STONE AGE | 1/30/1995 | See Source »

More than 300 paintings were discovered late last year in a cave near the town of Vallon-Pont-d'Arc in southern France, the French government has revealed. Experts say the 20,000-year-old gallery may surpass the famous grottoes at Lascaux, France, and Altamira, Spain. The cavern was said to be perfectly intact, with animal bones, flint knives and even footprints preserved on the floor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE WEEK: JANUARY 15-21 | 1/30/1995 | See Source »

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