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Friday, May 13, 2011

Chauvet Cave Art

Went to see Werner Herzog's movie today in 3D, CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS,
it was fantastic (like his other films).  These selected photos are from Google images 
and there are alot of links with other photos on that same page.

Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave






"Chauvet Cave in the valley of the Ardèche River in France is filled with paintings, engravings and drawings created more than 30 000 years ago, of cave lions, mammoths, rhinos, bison, cave bears and horses. It contains the earliest known cave paintings, as well as other evidence of Upper Paleolithic life. It is situated on a limestone cliff above the former bed of the Ardèche River. The cave was first explored on December 18, 1994. As well as the paintings they discovered fossilised remains, prints, and markings from a variety of animals, some of which are now extinct."

The above excerpt from the link (in red)


We enjoyed his other films also (i.e. Grizzly Man, Encounters at the End of the World, Rescue Dawn)

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