There’s evidence across at least three continents of the lions’ glory days and their decline. Chauvet Cave, in southern France, filled with vivid Paleolithic paintings of wildlife, shows us ...

He has re-created digital versions of some cave images that illustrate the effect. The Lion Panel in Chauvet’s deepest chamber is a good example. It features the heads of ten lions, all ...

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 ...

A scene from Upper Paleolithic Chauvet cave, France. (photo credit: Prof. Jean Clottes.) The extinction of large animals in the Levant may explain why prehistoric humans did not paint on cave ...

A Neolithic age tiger carving found in the Helan Mountains of China, a Paleolithic era charcoal drawing of a group of lions drawn on the Chauvet Cave in Europe, a 1,700-year-old cave painting of a ...

This die-hard Detroit Lions fan has built a man cave which is filled with so much memorabilia, it actually looks like a museum. That’s what Scott Young has spent the better part of the last ...

Thirty years ago, three explorers discovered the Chauvet cave, a site in southeastern France that was cut off from the world for thousands of years. Inside, paintings and engravings dating back ...

Explore the 9 oldest-known archaeological sites, from Theopetra Cave to Göbekli Tepe, and Altamira. Dive into early human history and fascinating cave art.

Dating back around 30,000 to 32,000 years, Chauvet Cave is home to some of the earliest known cave paintings. Discovered in 1994, it features over 400 animal images, including lions and rhinoceroses.