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Analysis of Rock Art
http://www.une.edu.au/ archaeology/ WorldRockArt/ analysis.php
A close look at images on cave walls.
Abri du Cap Blanc
http://www.arachnis.asso.fr/ Dordogne/ tourisme/ sites/ sitpreh/ capblanc/ capblc1.htm
Images and descriptions of horses, bison and reindeer sculpted in a limestone cliff by prehistoric reindeer hunters.
Britain's "Earliest" Prehistoric Cave Art
http://news.bbc.co.uk/ 1/hi/ sci/ tech/ 2994130.stm
BBC news report on 12,000-year-old engravings of birds and an ibex carved into the stone walls at Creswell Crags, Derbyshire.
The Cave of Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc
http://www.culture.gouv.fr/ culture/ arcnat/ chauvet/ en/ index.html
French Ministry of Culture Web site containing photos and information about Chauvet and other caves in France.
The Cave of Lascaux
http://www.culture.gouv.fr/ culture/ arcnat/ lascaux/ en/
Detailed Web site offering close-up views of art inside the Lascaux cave.
Chauvet Cave
http://www.france.diplomatie.fr/ label_france/ ENGLISH/ SCIENCES/ CHAUVET/ cha.html
A short article about the caves and the animals depicted on the cave walls.
The Cosquer Cave
http://www.culture.gouv.fr/ culture/ archeosm/ en/ fr-cosqu1.htm
Overview of an underwater cave in France containing prehistoric art.
The "Etched in Time" project
http://www.geocities.com/ RainForest/ 3982/ vermel3.html
Describes engraved rocks found in Velmelhosa, Portugal, in 1995.
France's Magical Ice Age Art
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ ngm/ data/ 2001/ 08/ 01/ html/ ft_20010801.6.html
National Geographic magazine article on prehistoric cave art in France, written by paleontologist Jean Clottes.
New Cave Art Discovered in France
http://www.archaeology.org/ online/ news/ france.html
Archaeology magazine article reporting on discovery of art in an Upper Paleolithic cave in Cussac in southern France.
Paleolithic Art in France
http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/ clottes/
Overview by paleontologist Jean Clottes of the locations, themes, and techniques used in cave art in France.
Prehistoric Art
http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/ html_En/ 03/ hm3_2_1.html
Extensive museum exhibit containing articles detailing discoveries from the Paleolithic and other periods.
Prehistoric Art: Virtual Museum
http://vm.kemsu.ru/ en/ preart-diff.html
Online museum featuring various periods in prehistoric art.
Prehistoric Art of the Pyrenees
http://mistral.culture.fr/ culture/ app/ eng/ artprepy.htm
Images of carvings left by hunter-gatherers from between 17,000 and 11,000 B.C.
Rock Art and Petroglyphs in Valcamonica
http://www.geocities.com/ Tokyo/ 2384
Images, text, and links related to cave art
Struggling Artists of the Ice Age
http://www.britarch.ac.uk/ ba/ ba6/ ba6feat.html#pettitt
Focuses on paintings of carnivorous animals in Chauvet Cave.
Cueva de Altamira: The Sistine Chapel of Palaeolithic Art
http://www.showcaves.com/ english/ es/ showcaves/ Altamira.html
A description, brief history, and photographs of the Altamira cave in Spain.
Kakadu
http://www.deh.gov.au/ parks/ kakadu/ artculture/ art/
Description of prehistoric art found at Kakadu National Park in Australia.
Pech Merle Prehistory Center
http://www.quercy.net/ pechmerle/ english/ introduction.html
Description of prehistoric art found at the Pech-Merle caves in the south of France.
Art History Resources on the Web
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ ARTHLinks.html
Links to Web sites on prehistoric art as part of art history.
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Credits: Hall of Bulls at Lascaux Sisse Brimberg/National Geographic Image Collection.
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