Mogao Caves

Discovered only recently, the oldest cave painting was found in Spain, believed to be left by the Neanderthals and is now the oldest and historical cave paintings discovered. A previous painting found in France was dated to be from 37,000 years ago, is now replaced by the Spanish cave painting, believed to be more than 48,000 years ago. Now in modern days, paint is very common. There are many different varieties of paints and uses, such as acrylic, water-based, oil-based, sheen, latex, and…

A discovery such as the Chauvet Cave, which considered the oldest known rock art place in the world, has a lot of surprising paintings that dating about 

30,000-32,000 years ago. scientist’s big knowledge helped them to have clear ideas and facts about the walls paintings because of many reasons. From the materials that have been used for the painting they were referred to the paleolithic time. For example, The scientists found out that some of the paintings has created with red ochre. While…

pictures to Greek writing Since the dawn of man, it is well known that people would use art to express their beliefs, ideas and record their history. It is believed that early humans would paint pictures on cave walls as a form of religious empowerment. The oldest known evidence of this is the Chauvet cave. As time began to pass not only did the early way of living change, so did the way people express themselves. This Essay will discuss how the art of painting, evolved into the contemporary…

I had swam into the hidden undersea cave that contained my human clothing. Last evening I’d had a vision; I would find my lifemate in the area above the sea caves. I needed to find her as my vision of the woman, was too strong to disregard. She’d been a well-built sturdy young Scot lass with sparkling green eyes and long dark auburn hair which flows to her waist. I had seen her in my dream, dancing at the local Highland Gathering. The young woman of my dream was my destiny. My name’s…

Located in France near the town of Montignac, are the Lascaux Caves. Filled with bountiful cave paintings dating back over 15,000 years ago, these caves were discovered unintentionally. While following their dog, four teenagers discovered these works of art after traveling down the narrow entrance leading into the caves (History.com). The Lascaux Caves have different sections based on the collections of artwork painted on the walls, including the Hall of Bulls, the Chamber of Engravings, and the…

Bentayga, which is both a historical and a natural marvel. Take a trip to Galdar and see Cenobio de Valeron which is arguably one of the most astonishing pre-Hispanic structures in the island. Finally, cap off your Guanche excursion in the Painted Cave, located in the same town. Enjoy sifting through old Guanche artifacts and the remains of their…

The Lascaux caves in France contain many petroglyphs from the Upper Paleolithic time period. Archaeologist used radiocarbon from fragments of charcoal and “placed Lascaux in the Magdalenian culture” (Aujoulat). The artwork in these caves gives insight into the lives of the anatomically modern Homo sapiens (AMHS) who drew these paintings by demonstrating the types of animals they were living with, and why they were important to them. Furthermore, these paintings give insight into the intellect of…

The art of the Paleolithic period falls into two main categories, which are transportable pieces like small figurines or decorated objects, and cave art. Paleolithic art is usually classified as either symbolic that is, portraying animals or humans, or nonfigurative, taking the form of symbols. The portable art of the Paleolithic period was carved out of antlers, bones, stones, or modeled in clay. They made small figures of people, birds, and animals, which are graphic and conventional and were…

The Cave of Forgotten Dreams is one of the oldest caves of all time. In fact, it is determined that the cave existed for about 30,000-33,000 years (Herzog, 2010). In 1994, a small group of French scientist lead by Jean-Marie Chauvet discovered the cave, and when the French government realized how precious it was, they shut off the access to it (Herzog, 2010). However, Werner Herzog a documentary filmmaker got permission to access the cave. He believed that the Chauvet Cave contains most of the…

After the Ice Age, the Mediterranean rose, and the entrance to Cosquer cave is now located about 120 feet underwater. It was discovered in 1985 by the deep-sea diver Henri Cosquer, who returned several times before discovering a number of hand stencils on the cave's walls. Creating handprint art with chalk might sound messy and difficult, but it’s actually a lot of fun! The materials you need include: 1 sheet of sketchbook paper or brown construction paper Chalk in red or black and other colors…