Seventeen decorated caves of the Paleolithic age were inscribed as an extension to the Altamira Cave, inscribed in 1985. The property will now appear on the List as Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic ...

Archaeologists have discovered more than 110 prehistoric cave paintings and engravings dating to at least 24,000 years ago near Valencia, Spain. The Paleolithic, or Stone Age, rock art is ...

To brighten their days and nights, groups during the Paleolithic period relied on artificial light sources ... of lighting remains found in several Paleolithic caves featuring cave art in southwest ...

A new exhibition in Marseille recreates the famous cave and the art found within ... diver-archaeologists race to document its Paleolithic rock art before it’s too late, everyday people can ...

He confirmed the cave paintings (known as parietal art) to be authentic. The parietal art at Lascaux has been dated to the early Magdalenian culture of the Upper Paleolithic period, roughly 17,000 ...

Radiocarbon dates from Coliboaia Cave ... cave art in Europe, people had the same cultural practices all over the continent," says Clottes. "This reinforces the overall unity of Ice Age art." ...

This 'Y' symbol seen on Ice Age cave art may represent when an animal gives ... and questions why the paleolithic people would start their calendar in the spring and abandon it in the winter.

Languages: English, Spanish A prehistoric painting in Indonesia has been dated to at least 51,200 years ago, making it the earliest known example of "figurative" cave art in the world and perhaps ...