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Cave Paintings Depicting Inner Demons of Early Man

CANTABRIA, SPAIN—An archaeological team from the University of Cambridge announced Wednesday the discovery of cave paintings in northern Spain that suggest prehistoric humans battled a variety of inner demons, nagging fears, and insecurities that plagued them as they struggled with life’s demands in the Paleolithic era.

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Eight-mile wall of prehistoric paintings is discovered in Amazon | Prehistoric painting, Cave paintings, Prehistoric cave paintings

An eight-mile wall of prehistoric rock art featuring animals and humans, which is now being called the 'Sistine Chapel of the ancients', has been discovered in the Amazon rainforest.

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ANCIENT CAVE ART: The Origin of Painting | Samy's Camera | Cave drawings, Lascaux cave paintings, Cave paintings

Camera and Photography News, Reviews, Tips and Tutorials ‣ By Bill Dobbins www.billdobbinsphotography.com Altamira Cave Date: 35,600 years ago Location: Spain Subject: Ochre and charcoal images of handprints, bison, and horses Discovered By: Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola | Source: http://bit.ly/2OeG1Op The most ancient cave paintings we are aware of are more than 40,000 years old. Exactly why our ancestors chose to make these paintings is

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Lascaux Cave Paintings | Lascaux cave, Lascaux cave paintings, Cave paintings

Located in the Dordogne region in southwestern France, these cave paintings are beautifully perseved and estimated to be over 20,000 years old. Most paintings inside the cave depict large animals that were native to the region, representing the environment around the people who painted these elaborate works of early art.

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Cave painting | Cave paintings, Prehistoric painting, Paleolithic art

Other articles where cave painting is discussed: cave art: The first painted cave acknowledged as being Paleolithic, meaning from the Stone Age, was Altamira in Spain. The art discovered there was deemed by experts to be the work of modern humans (Homo sapiens). Most examples of cave art have been found in France and in Spain,…

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