Slowly but surely, the mysterious and haunting Chauvet cave is giving up its secrets. The cave, declared a UNESCO World Heritage site two years ago, was discovered in the south of France in 1994 ...

The cave art even impressed filmmaker Werner Herzog enough to make a documentary about them. Here are a few more facts about the Chauvet Cave paintings.

PRIVAS, France (AP) — Jean-Marie Chauvet noticed air whistling out from a crack on a plateau in southern France, so he and fellow cave enthusiasts went to investigate. What they found that ...

Chauvet Cave Paintings Could Depict a 37,000-Year-Old Volcanic Eruption Mysterious paintings in the “Cave of Forgotten Dreams” led researchers to new evidence of ancient volcanic activity ...

Chauvet Cave in southern France houses the oldest representational paintings ever discovered. Created some 32,000 years ago, the 400-plus images of large grazing animals and the predators who ...

The entry into the depths of the Chauvet Cave, the world’s greatest repository of Palaeolithic art, begins with a dramatic ascent. A steep switchback trail through a forest brings one to the ...

This week, France in Focus heads underground to explore the "Sistine Chapel" of prehistory. Thirty years ago, three explorers discovered the Chauvet cave, a site in southeastern France that was ...

Chauvet cave in southeastern France has drawings and engravings that date to around 32,000 years ago, according to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

Dating back around 30,000 to 32,000 years, Chauvet Cave is home to some of the earliest known cave paintings. Discovered in 1994, it features over 400 animal images, including lions and rhinoceroses.