In only one cave are the paintings badly compromised ... and the management of cultural properties falls under the National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe Act (25:11) irrespective of the land ...

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 ...

Finger paintings made by children in Rouffignac Cave, 14,000 to 20,000 years ago. Credit: Dr. Van Gelder Dr. Kedar elaborates, "Despite extensive research on cave art, few studies have focused on ...