Spanish archaeologists discover cave art to rival country's best
Source: Associated Press
Friday 27 May 2016 17.50 BST
Spanish archaeologists say they have discovered an exceptional set of Paleolithic-era cave drawings that could rank among the best in a country that already boasts some of the worlds most important cave art.
Chief site archaeologist Diego Garate said that an estimated 70 drawings were found on ledges 300m (1,000 ft) underground in the Atxurra cave in the northern Basque region. He described the site as being in the Champions League of cave art and among the top 10 sites in Europe. The engravings and paintings feature horses, buffalo, goats and deer, dating back 12,500-14,500 years.
But Garate said access to the area was so difficult and dangerous that it was unlikely to be open to the public.
The cave was discovered in 1929 and first explored in 1934-35, but it was not until 2014, when Garate and his team resumed their investigations, that the drawings were discovered.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/may/27/spanish-archaeologists-discover-cave-art-axturra-paleolithic
alfredo
(60,075 posts)niyad
(113,552 posts)olddad56
(5,732 posts)niyad
(113,552 posts)the discovery of the paintings of people riding dinosaurs will come soon. That part of the cave was probably under water from The Flood.
niyad
(113,552 posts)in a tropical setting, with a man and woman, both dressed in victorian clothing. hysterically funny.
these idiots apparently think that the "flintstones" was a documentary.
packman
(16,296 posts)Dammit, Urg, get off your ass and paint that crappy wall with something - horses, antelopes, something nice
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)Thanks for posting!
annabanana
(52,791 posts)Jarqui
(10,130 posts)but near Barcelona - not Madrid.
fun article for me to forward
tblue37
(65,487 posts)because people's breath was causing damage. Pictures don't do them justice.
leftyladyfrommo
(18,870 posts)Those idiots drew dicks on the petroglyphs at the site in Oregon.
Judi Lynn
(160,621 posts)They're determined to show the world they're not fit to live.
They'll leave the world much worse than it was when they arrived.
leftyladyfrommo
(18,870 posts)Thete are probably people who know own how to restore damaged petroglyphs. Like there are people who restore damaged paintings.