Cave Paintings

A form of rock art found in caves typically of prehistoric origin and are representative of a means to convey information.

The France Ministry of Culture (Ministere de la Culture) and the National Museum of Archeology, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France (Musee D’Archeologie Nationale) have created a 3D view of the Lascaux Cave. Below is a link to the source that highlights a walk through the Hall of the Bulls in the Lascaux Cave.

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Two life size engravings of a giraffe found in the Air Mountains of northeastern Niger. Believed to date from 6,000 – 8,000 years ago, part of the Trust for African Rock Art (Tara).

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A video, The Masterpiece of the Dabous Giraffes, from Trust for African Rock Art (Tara).

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Cave Paintings