ANCIENT rock carvings etched over 200,000 years ago could be the oldest ever uncovered, archaeologists believe. The exciting ...

The property represents the apogee of Paleolithic cave art that developed across Europe, from the Urals to the Iberian Peninusula, from 35,000 to 11,000 BC. Because of their deep galleries, isolated ...

Until Aubert went to Sulawesi, the oldest dated art was firmly in Europe. The spectacular lions and rhinos of Chauvet Cave, in southeastern France, are commonly thought to be around 30,000 to ...

the Cro-Magnon people of Western Europe. These early artists decorated walls of caves with delicate, dramatic animal paintings. The multicolored cascades of prey and predator animals -- bison ...

Sanctuary' - The 1.6-kilometre (mile-long) cave has more than 1,000 carved figures, both animals and stylised feminine forms. Scientists have dated them to between 26,000 and 35,000 years ago, the ...

A hand stencil has been dated to earlier than 37,300 years ago and a red disk to earlier than 40,600 years ago, making them the oldest cave paintings in Europe. This image relates to a paper that ...

Deep inside a labyrinthine cave in southwestern France ... the time of the ancient Gravettian culture in Europe. "The Grotte de Cussac is exceptional for its well-preserved state.

(Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP) Deep inside a labyrinthine cave in southwestern France ... the time of the ancient Gravettian culture in Europe. "The Grotte de Cussac is exceptional ...

Grotte de Cussac holds ancient human remains, long-extinct bears and stunning artworks Deep inside a labyrinthine cave in southwestern ... Gravettian culture in Europe. "The Grotte de Cussac ...

Le Buisson-de-Cadouin (France) (AFP) – Deep inside a labyrinthine cave in southwestern France ... the time of the ancient Gravettian culture in Europe. The site was a 'sanctuary', not a dwelling ...

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 ...