VIDEO: Replica creates prehistoric caves

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Width replica recreates prehistoric caves

April 24, 2015 Updated 06:32 BST

An ambitious prehistoric reconstruction open to the public on 25 April.

Grotte Chauvet in the Ardèche in southern France, contains some of the oldest and most remarkable rock drawings ever found - but been sealed since its discovery of this precious art to preserve.

Well, a large replica of the cave and its spectacular paintings were built - but how do they compare with reality?

Our science correspondent Rebecca Morelle is one of only a handful of people who can tell us after the BBC Newsnight had unusual access to the original cave.

Filmmaker editor and camera image Callery Jonathan Stuart Denman.

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