Chauvet Cave

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Painting · c. 34,000 BC · Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, Ardèche · Europe

Lions and rhinos drawn with depth and motion — nearly twice as old as Lascaux

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Style: Paleolithic cave painting — Animals of the hunters' world in ochre and charcoal on cave walls — the first images people made
Century: Prehistory

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c. 34,000 BC The paintings of Chauvet Cave