In 1977, officials closed the cave to visitors to protect the paintings from degradation. In 1982 the cave reopened, this time with a limited visitation schedule of 8,500 people per year.

US News Moronic tourist under investigation after dumping water on ‘historically significant’ ancient cave paintings for social media By Natalie O'Neill Published Aug. 9, 2024, 6:13 p.m. ET ...

These people came from the same stock as those who created the famous cave paintings at Lascaux, France and elsewhere in Europe. Archaeologists made the discovery in the Maszycka Cave in southern ...

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.

(CNN) — 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 ...

Officials say a 39-year-old man from Los Villares in southern Spain's Andalusia region poured water on the paintings to get a clearer image for Facebook.

In a cave overlooking the ocean on the southern coast of South Africa, archaeologists discovered thousands of stone tools, created by ancient humans roughly 20,000 years ago. By examining tiny ...

Spanish authorities are investigating an individual believed to have poured water over various ancient cave paintings in Andalusia to take clearer photos of the artwork for social media. According ...