and some French boys wandering with their dog in the vicinity found under its roots the entrance to a hitherto unknown cave. On the walls were innumerable paintings, many of them of large size ...

The World Heritage site of Chauvet Cave in southern France is famous—and a source of both wonder and controversy—for having the world’s oldest cave paintings. When the cave was discovered in ...

One hypothesis is that the art is reflects "sympathetic magic," a ritual aimed at bringing good luck to the hunters. The true significance of these magnificent cave paintings at Lascaux and ...