The oldest representational cave painting dates from about 30,000 years ago. Most date from 20,000 years ago or less, in what's called the Upper Paleolithic era. Rocks were ground up to make ...

The earliest Greek cave art depicting extinct animals was discovered on Crete and is believed to be at least 11,000 years old ...

Since strong arguments can be advanced that many Upper Paleolithic societies in Southwest Europe were ... analysis of the physical viewing contexts and other key attributes of cave art images to ...

Modern scholars believe up to 40 percent of the general population of Upper Paleolithic ... The post Paleolithic kids’ finger painting in underground caves may have had a lofty purpose appeared ...

Dr. Assaf explains, "Cave art created by early humans is a fascinating ... Children as Liminal Agents in Upper Paleolithic Decorated Caves, Arts (2025). DOI: 10.3390/arts14020027 ...

Modern scholars believe up to 40 percent of the general population of Upper Paleolithic humans ... “To date, around 400 caves containing cave art have been discovered, mainly in France and ...