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Chauvet Cave
Definition by Emma Groeneveld

Chauvet Cave

The Chauvet Cave (also known as the Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave) is a Palaeolithic cave situated near Vallon-Pont-d'Arc in the Ardèche region of southern France that houses impeccably preserved, exquisite examples of prehistoric art. Now reliably...
Altamira
Definition by Lidia Pelayo Alonso

Altamira

Altamira is a Paleolithic cave located in Santillana del Mar (Cantabria region) in northern Spain, containing prehistoric paintings. The cave was inhabited for millennia and so, besides Paleolithic cave art, it contains remains of the daily...
The Ajanta Caves
Article by Dola RC

The Ajanta Caves

The 30 caves at Ajanta lie to the north of Aurangabad in the Indhyadri range of Western Ghats. The caves, famous for their temple architecture and many delicately drawn murals, are located in a 76 m high, horseshoe-shaped escarpment overlooking...
Lascaux Cave
Definition by Emma Groeneveld

Lascaux Cave

Lascaux Cave is a Palaeolithic cave situated in southwestern France, near the village of Montignac in the Dordogne region, which houses some of the most famous examples of prehistoric cave paintings. Close to 600 paintings – mostly of animals...
Areni Cave
Definition by James Blake Wiener

Areni Cave

The Areni Cave is a multicomponent cave site with artifacts dating from the Chalcolithic to the Bronze Age. In Armenia, the Areni Cave complex is also known as "Birds' Cave" ("Trchuneri" in Armenian). Located near the town of Areni, which...
Cave of Letters
Definition by Jenni Irving

Cave of Letters

Everyone is aware of the Dead Sea Scrolls, but few realise that these were just one find in a region which continues to yield hundreds of finds significant to our understanding of lives in the first centuries CE, the Jewish revolts and the...
Cave Paintings in the Chauvet Cave
Image by Thomas T.

Cave Paintings in the Chauvet Cave

This is a replica of one of the many paintings in the Chauvet Cave, located south of France, dated back to c. 30,000 years ago, during the late stage of the Palaeolithic (Old Stone Age).
Panel of the Lions, Chauvet Cave (Replica)
Image by Claude Valette

Panel of the Lions, Chauvet Cave (Replica)

Replica of the Panel of the Lions from Chauvet Cave, France, which depicts cave lions hunting bison. The art in Chauvet Cave has been dated to between c. 33,000 and c. 30,000 years old.
Owl Engraving, Chauvet Cave (Replica)
Image by HTO

Owl Engraving, Chauvet Cave (Replica)

Replica of the owl engraving from Chauvet Cave, France. The art in Chauvet Cave has been dated to between c. 33,000 and c. 30,000 years old. Anthropos Pavilion, Brno.
Homo Sapiens
Definition by Emma Groeneveld

Homo Sapiens

Homo sapiens ('wise man'), or modern humans, are the only species of human still around today. Despite having invented countless ways of labelling the world around us, we have so far done a surprisingly poor job at defining ourselves. Originating...
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