The true significance of these magnificent cave paintings at Lascaux and Chauvet ... But some researchers argue that its traces can be seen in African sites that date back to 100,000 years ago ...

Researchers Discover Paleolithic Cave Art Dated 66,000 Years Ago, Reveal Neanderthals to Be the ‘First Artists' Painting from ...

Most lauded is the reconstruction of the evolution of humanity since our African ... ancient artists left in the cave. The problem is seeing the paintings. The cave ceiling is only 60cm ...

The deposits are often found on and around ancient cave paintings ... experts who believed figurative art emerged after humans’ dispersal from Africa insisted that the tradition began in ...

Society Grant The research on early art in South Africa and cave art in Spain was funded in part by your National Geographic Society membership.