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 ...

(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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Spanish authorities are investigating a man for damaging ancient cave paintings in the Sierra Sur de Jaén mountain range. The man allegedly poured water on the paintings to get a clearer photo ...

LOS ANGELES -- In a tiny South African cave, archaeologists have unearthed a 100,000-year-old art studio that contains tools for mixing red and yellow rock ...

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 ...