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Cave painting

Cave paintings are paintings painted in a cave in pre-historic times.

Some cave paintings show suprisingly high levels of artistry[?] of stone age man, and give valuable clues as to the culture and beliefs of that era.

Well known cave paintings include those of:

Lascaux in France discovered by a dog named Robot
La Marche[?] in the Lussac-les-Chateaux[?] area of France
Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc[?], France

Significant early cave paintings have also been found in Spain and Australia.

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