Paleolithic Cave Paintings

Cave paintings are the earliest expression of permanent, non-portable art, and have been found throughout the world, with the earliest attempts at the beginning of the the Upper Paleolithic period, about 40,000 years ago.

Altamira Cave (Spain)
Altamira Cave is the Sistine Chapel of Paleolithic Art, or so it is called.

Chauvet Cave
Chauvet Cave is one of the earliest rock art sites in the world, dating to the Aurignacian period in France, about 30,000-32,000 years ago.

C�a Valley
� From the Instituto Portugu�s de Arqueologia, information on the C�a Valley. English and Portuguese.

Kapova Cave (Russia)
Kapova cave is a Paleolithic rock art site in Bashkortotstan in the southern Ural Mountains of Russia

La Mouthe (France)
Paleolithic cave art site in the Perigord region of France, discovered by Emile Rivière in the late 19th century.

Lascaux Cave (France)
Lascaux Cave is a wonderful paleolithic art site in the French Dordogne Valley.

Mas d'Azil, France
The Upper Paleolithic cave site known as Mas d'Azil is located in the Pyrénées of France, and was excavated by Edouard Piette in the 19th century.

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