These paintings were the oldest dated cave paintings in the world and included mainly red and black paintings. There were images of various animals, linear signs, geometric shapes, hand stencils ...

The true significance of these magnificent cave paintings at Lascaux and Chauvet in France and at Altamira in Spain remains elusive. But scientists conclude that this art, some of it brilliant ...

whereas most of the country’s ancient art—including the famous prehistoric cave paintings of Altamira—is in northern Spain. First explored by Ruiz-Redondo and colleagues in 2021, Cova Dones ...