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bison drawing at Altamira cave

drawings at Chauvet–Pont d'Arc

Arawak: cave art

Aboriginal cave paintings, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia

Ceiling of the Altamira replica cave at the National Archeological Museum in Madrid, Spain, showing textured rock surface with reddish-brown cave paintings.

Chauvet–Pont d'Arc: animal drawings

Chauvet–Pont d'Arc: drawings

Chauvet–Pont d'Arc: horse

Chad: prehistoric cave art

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Key People

Henri Breuil.

Henri Breuil

French archaeologist