7 Oldest Cave Paintings In The World

By hrichards-matthews
  • 33,581 BCE

    Altamira Cave

    Altamira Cave
    This painting and others were discovered in the Altamira Cave(Spain) by Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola within the 19th Century. These were some of the best-preserved historical paintings worldwide. Although they weren't considered genuine until 1902, due to the fact that most people didn't believe that prehistoric men had the intellectual ability to express any form of artistic abitity
  • 23,000 BCE

    Serra da Capivara

    Serra da Capivara
    The Serra da Capivara was found in northeast Brazil by The Clovis People. Some researchers think that some of the oldest paintings could date back to 25,000 years ago, the paintings depict complex sceneries containing, supernatural beings, hunting, and more.
  • 14,981 BCE

    Lascaux Paintings

    Lascaux Paintings
    The Lascaux paintings were found in France by Marcel Ravidat. These paintings of deer, horses, and bulls can be dated up to 17,000 years ago. The Lascaux Caves, also known as the “prehistoric Sistine Chapel” are where these paintings were discovered.
  • 13,000 BCE

    Bhimbetka

    Bhimbetka
    The Bhimbetka is a set of paintings found by Dr. Vishnu Wakankar in Bhopal that date back to about 13,000 BC. These paintings depict animals like tiger, bison, wild boar, rhinoceros, monkeys, elephants, lizards, antelopes, and peacocks.
  • 9000 BCE

    Laas Gaal

    Laas Gaal
    The Laas Gaal was a cave painting discovered in Somalia by a French archaeological team. These paintings depicted cattle in ceremonial robes that are accompanied by a giraffe, domesticated dogs, and humans, and can be dated back from anywhere between 9,000BC to 3,000 BC.
  • 7000 BCE

    Cueva de las Manos

    Cueva de las Manos
    Cueva de las Manos, or Cave of the Hands, was discovered in Argentina by some European settlers. These paintings depict outlines of human hands and can be dated back to the year 7000 BC

  • Magura Cave

    Magura Cave
    The Magura Cave paintings were found in Bulgaria by the Bulgarian Council of Ministers. These paintings depict silhouettes of women, males hunting and dancing, animals, people wearing masks, plants, tools, and stars and can be dated back to anywhere between the years 6,300 BC-3,000 BC