Europe
Paintings of Chauvet Cave
Unknown
When it was made
c. 36,000–28,000 years ago
How do we know this date?
The work was created over a period of time. (date range (two phases))
Certainty: high Source: Radiocarbon
Hundreds of animal depictions of exceptional sophistication — perspective, shading, movement.
Facts
- Culture
- Aurignacian culture
- Place of origin
- Ardèche, France
- Where it is today
- in situ
- Institution
- in situ
- Type
- Rock art
- Material
- charcoal
- Movement / style
- Paleolithic art
