For this chain-of-thought reasoning and answer, what was the question?
To answer the question, consider the following: The drawings are the combined effort of many generations, and with continued debate, the paintings are estimated around 17,000 years BP.
A: 17,000 years BP
Q: Lascaux (French: Grotte de Lascaux, "Lascaux Cave"; English: / lsko /, French: ( lasko) ) is the setting of a complex of caves near the village of Montignac, in the department of Dordogne in southwestern France. Over 600 parietal wall paintings cover the interior walls and ceilings of the cave. The paintings represent primarily large animals, typical local and contemporary fauna that correspond with the fossil record of the Upper Paleolithic time. The drawings are the combined effort of many generations, and with continued debate, the paintings are estimated around 17,000 years BP. Lascaux was inducted into the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list in 1979, as element of the Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vezere Valley.

Based on this passage, when were the cave paintings in france created?