Images

A bronze statue of an Etruscan mother and child in typical dress. 500-450 BCE. Louvre Museum, Paris.

Venus from Hohle Fels, carved from mammoth ivory in the Late- or Upper Paleolithic Aurignacian period and discovered near Schelklingen, Germany. It has been dated to c. 40,000 to c. 35,000 years old.

Replica seen in The Cavern of the cluster of red dots seen in Chauvet Cave. The art in Chauvet Cave has been dated to between c. 33,000-c.30,000 years old.

Replica of the Panel of the Horses, originally seen in Chauvet Cave. The art at Chauvet has been dated to c.33,000-c.30,000 years old.

Replica of the Panel of the Rhinos from Chauvet Cave. The art at Chauvet Cave has been dated to c.33,000-c.30,000 years ago.

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.

Close-up of the replica from Brno Museum Anthropos showing the the Panel of the Lions in Chauvet Cave, which depicts a pride of cave lions hunting bison. The art in Chauvet Cave has been dated to between c. 33,000-c.30,000 years old.

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.

Pont-d'Arc Cavern, a replica of the Chauvet Cave. Near Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, Ardèche, France.

The constellation of Orion, named after the great hunter of Greek mythology, as can be seen by the naked eye.