Previous work at the cave showed homo sapiens, or modern humans, had revisited the cave over thousands of years, leaving their stories on the wall between 27,000 and 44,000 years ago.

The astonishing cave paintings of bison, deer, and extinct animals were discovered by accident in France in 1940. They offer a tantalizing glimpse into prehistory.

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 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 ...

Ancient cave art in Mexico dating back between 5,000 and 500 years ago has been carved from the wall and damaged by looters. ... leaving paint chips on the ground. An image of a cave in Mexico in ...

Spanish authorities are investigating a man who allegedly damaged cave paintings that are thousands of years old by pouring water on them in order to take better photos for social media.

World Rarely seen cave art holds prehistoric secrets in France. Deep inside a labyrinthine cave in southwestern France, ancient humans who lived around 30,000 years ago carved horses.

The astonishing cave paintings of bison, deer, and extinct animals were discovered by accident in France in 1940. They offer a tantalizing glimpse into prehistory.