had revisited the cave over thousands of years, leaving their stories on the wall between 27,000 and 44,000 years ago. The art is preserved behind a layer of calcium carbonate which formed over ...

He confirmed the cave paintings (known as parietal art ... The art in the caves was created over generations, with numerous artists leaving their mark and using different techniques.

had revisited the cave over thousands of years, leaving their stories on the wall between 27,000 and 44,000 years ago. The art is preserved behind a layer of calcium carbonate which formed over ...

A painting made inside a cave in Mexico, which houses art made centuries ago, has been carved from the wall by looters with an electric saw, archaeologists said. The cave, known as La Cueva Pinta ...

A tourist tossed water on centuries-old cave paintings to get better photos ... which contains water-soluble salts that dissolve in liquid, leaving a crust that causes “irreparable damage ...

“After testing the wall of the cave, leaving traces with his fingers, the artist carved the first animal figures, which were followed by others superimposed over them,” said researcher Valerie ...

The cave paintings were made on limestone ... these salts dissolve and then come to the surface when the water evaporates, leaving a crust that causes “irreparable damage” to the paintings ...