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Chauvet Cave | CHAUVET CAVE

Chauvet Cave

In December 1994, in the Ardèche region of southern France, three expert potholers decide to explore a small cavity (only about 30 inches high and 10 inches wide) among the vegetation high on a hillside. A little...

Chauvet Cave | DISCOVERIES - ARCHAEOLOGY

Chauvet Cave

In December 1994, in the Ardèche region of southern France, three expert potholers decide to explore a small cavity (only about 30 inches high and 10 inches wide) among the vegetation high on a hillside. A little...

The area to the north and | HISTORY OF FRANCE

Cave-dwellers

The area to the north and south of the Pyrenees, in modern France and Spain, is occupied from about 30,000 years ago by palaeolithic hunter-gatherers who make good use of the many caves in the area. They leave astonishin...

The area to the north and | HISTORY OF SPAIN

Cave-dwellers

The area to the north and south of the Pyrenees, in modern France and Spain, is occupied from about 30,000 years ago by palaeolithic hunter-gatherers who make good use of the many caves in the area. They leave astonishin...

Prehistoric cave paintings have been discovered | HISTORY OF PAINTING

Cave paintings

Prehistoric cave paintings have been discovered in many parts of the world, from Europe and Africa to Australia. Africa has some of the earliest paintings and rock engravings to have been securely dated. Nearly 30,000 ye...

The first traces of modern humans | STONE AGE MAN

Homo sapiens sapiens

The first traces of modern humans are now dated tentatively as far back as 90,000 years ago in the Middle East. In Europe, where they first appear about 35,000 years ago, they are known as Cro-Magnon from the place in th...

The first traces of modern humans | HOMO SAPIENS

Homo sapiens sapiens

The first traces of modern humans are now dated tentatively as far back as 90,000 years ago in the Middle East. In Europe, where they first appear about 35,000 years ago, they are known as Cro-Magnon from the place in th...