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Cave Painting

Monday, February 23, 2009

The oldest examples of painting date to more than 20,000 B.C, and can be found in the caves in southern France. The best known of these caves is at Lascaux, although there are many others. These portraits of animals and hunters were probably done with a mixture of minerals such as ochre, with animal fat used as the medium. Rock paintings in this technique can be seen in many parts of the world.