Copy of a cave painting from Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave. Painted at least 18,000 years ago
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Unknown - Screenshot from Herzog's film "Cave of Forgotten Dreams"
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Shaded image of a cave bear, with an incomplete outline of a second bear below. Chauvet, France, 30,000-33,000 BCE
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Palaeolithic paintings of Chauvet Cave dated between 30,000 & 33,000 years ago
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Chauvet Cave (Ardèche). Aurignacian Period (30 000BC)
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Love all of these -- the Herzog documentary is excellent. This bison painting, though, I believe is from Lascaux (c. 17000 yr bp). Sister Wendy memorably described them as "two great balls of male erotic fury, ready to explode on one another at any moment."
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Ooops. You know I could try the "all caves look the same to me" line!
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