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- Maltravieso Cave—Cáceres, Spain. (64,000 Years Old)
- Caves in the District of Maros… Again—Indonesia (43,900 Years Old)
- Lubang Jeriji Saléh Cave—East Kalimantan, Borneo (40,000 Years Old)
- Cave of El Castillo— Spain. (40,000 Years Old)
New research reveals that Indonesia has the oldest figurative art in the world, dating back 35,400 years. These paintings challenge the idea that art and symbolic thinking emerged only in Europe and suggest a richer history of human creativity.
- Lascaux, France
- The Lower Pecos Rock Art in Texas and Mexico
- Sulawesi and Borneo, Indonesia: New Claimants For Oldest Cave Paintings
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Discovered in 1940 by some kids and their dog, the Lascaux caves represented the motherlode of European rock art for many decades. French priest and amateur prehistorian Abbé Henri Breuil termed it “the Sistine Chapelof Prehistory”. Despite being surpassed by the 1994 discovery of Chauvet cave (also in France), with its stunning animal depictions d...
Despite being quite young by prehistoric standards (the oldest examples are four thousand years old), the cave paintings of the Lower Pecos Canyonlands on the Texas-Mexico border have all the elements of the best cave art anywhere in the world. Of particular interest are the many “anthropomorph” figures, a term researchers have given to the heavily...
In 2014, it was discovered that rock art paintings in the Maros-Pangkep caves on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi date to between 40,000 – 45,000 years ago. Depicting animal forms and handprints, these paintings have become contenders for the title of oldest cave paintings anywhere. In 2018, human and animal paintings of roughly the same age were ...
Learn about the oldest and most fascinating rock art sites from different continents, such as Altamira, Lascaux, and Apollo 11. Discover how these paintings reveal the artistic instinct and cultural diversity of early humanity.
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- Chauvet Cave, France. The Chauvet-Pont-d’ Arc Cave, widely known simply as the Chauvet Cave is one of the most famous prehistoric cave art sites. In addition to being home to some of the oldest cave paintings in the world - these are estimated to be created about 30,000 to 32,000 years BP - it also contains some of the most beautifully preserved examples of prehistoric cave art.
- Cave of Altamira, Spain. The Cave of Altamira in Cantabria, Spain, is home to some of the most famous cave paintings in the world. Unfortunately, hundreds of thousands of visitors took their toll and in the 1970s, the incredibly well preserved cave paintings dating back to 35,500 years started to show signs of damage.
- Leang Timpuseng Cave, Indonesia. Cave paintings in the Leang Timpuseng Cave in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, have radically changed the understanding of the earliest human creativity.
- Kakadu National Park, Australia. Recognized by the UNESCO as a World Heritage Site for its natural and cultural significance in 1981, the Kakadu National Park is also famous for containing one of the highest concentrations of rock art in the world.
The oldest known cave paintings are more than 40,000 years old and found in Indonesia, Spain and France. They include hand stencils, geometric shapes, animal figures and human hunters. Learn more about the dating, subject matter and history of cave art.
The Lascaux Caves, given the nickname “prehistoric Sistine Chapel”, are a cave complex inside SW France adorned with the most famous and impressive cave paintings worldwide. These cave paintings are estimated to be around 17,000 years old.
Feb 22, 2018 · Scientists dated cave paintings and shell beads in three Spanish caves to more than 65,000 years ago, making them the oldest known artworks in the world. The findings challenge the stereotype that Neanderthals were not creative and suggest they had the same cognitive abilities as modern humans.
