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some drawings on the side of a rock wall

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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two people standing in front of a rock wall with paintings on it and one person holding a camera

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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an image of a man holding a sun above his head

The latest in my Petroglyph Prints series…just in time for All Hallow’s Eve! Deep below the magnificent skies of heaven in the fiery underworld souls are tortured for their misdeeds by the Dark God. If you like it, you can purchase a gorgeous 12×12″ print here. I haven’t done a Petroglyph Print in awhile and ... Read more new work: dark god

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some animals and horses are depicted in this rock painting

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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some animals and people are depicted in this rock painting

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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a person standing in front of a drawing on the ground with circles and dots around it

Sunday inspiration 🌞 1. Wassily Kandinsky (detail, 2024) 2. Tree rings 3. Sky Rock 4. Petroglyph in Saimaluu-tash in Kyrgyzstan 5. Casa Diablo Petroglyph, Bishop, CA 6. Sun-headed deity, Kazakhstan 7. Cave painting 8. Sun carving on rock, unknown . . . #designinspiration #sundayinspiration #lightingdesign #rockcarving #petroglyphs #wassilykandinsky #neolithic #ancientart #artisandesign #contemporarydesign #collectibledesign #walllamp #cavepainting #interiordesign

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