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title: Cave Paintings in the Chauvet Cave
author: Thomas T.
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2800/cave-paintings-in-the-chauvet-cave/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Cave Paintings in the Chauvet Cave
_Authored by Thomas T._
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2800.jpg)
## Image Caption
This is a replica of one of the many paintings in the [Chauvet Cave](https://www.worldhistory.org/Chauvet_Cave/), located south of France, dated back to c. 30,000 years ago, during the late stage of the Palaeolithic (Old [Stone Age](https://www.worldhistory.org/Stone_Age/)).
## Cite This Work
### APA
T., T. (2014, July 16). Cave Paintings in the Chauvet Cave. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
T., Thomas. "Cave Paintings in the Chauvet Cave." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 16, 2014. .
### MLA
T., Thomas. "Cave Paintings in the Chauvet Cave." *World History Encyclopedia*, 16 Jul 2014, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grotte_Chauvet#mediaviewer/Fichier:Chauvet%C2%B4s_cave_horses.jpg) by **Thomas T.**. Submitted by [Cristian Violatti](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/violatti/ "User Page: Cristian Violatti"), published on 16 July 2014. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.