In archaeology, cave paintings are a type of parietal art (which category also includes petroglyphs, or engravings), found on the wall or ceilings of caves. The term usually implies prehistoric origin.

Dec 20, 2025 · Cave art, generally, the numerous paintings and engravings found in caves and shelters dating back to the Ice Age, roughly between 40,000 and 14,000 years ago. The total number of …

Nov 11, 2022 · Prehistoric cave paintings are vivid and mysterious windows into the earliest days of humanity. Discover seven of the world's oldest cave paintings.

Oct 5, 2021 · Images painted, drawn or carved onto rocks and cave walls—which have been found across the globe—reflect one of humans’ earliest forms of communication, with possible connections …

Jul 14, 2022 · Paleolithic art refers specifically to various cave paintings, engravings, petroglyphs, and cave drawings found on the walls of caves spanning parts of Europe, Africa, and Eurasia.

Cave paintings and drawings were the first uses of art in prehistoric times. Here we look at the artistic interpretations of the world by Homo sapiens.

Oct 19, 2023 · Explore the paintings of Chauvet-Pont d'Arc and Lascaux Grotto, and learn what prehistoric art can tell us about our world thousands of years ago.

Cave Art (or Paleolithic Art) is a broad term for the earliest known art-making in human history. This movement is perhaps best-known today for the paintings found on the walls of many prehistoric …

Apr 8, 2025 · More than 700 drawings have been discovered on the cave walls. They are painted with bat guano (bat excrement) and represent hunting and dancing people as well as a large variety of …

"Cave art" - also known as "parietal art", or occasionally "Ice Age rock art" - is a general term used to describe any kind of man-made image on the walls, ceiling or floor of a cave or rock shelter.