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The Lion Panel is located in the lowest level of Chauvet Cave. Theses paleolithic paintings are among the best preserved and most spectacular of the ancient world. Dates for the Chauvet paintings hover around 36,000 years BP. See annotations for a closer look.
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Archive, A. A. (2017, February 27). The Lion Panel of Chauvet Cave, France. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image3d/113/the-lion-panel-of-chauvet-cave-france/
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Archive, Ancient Art. "The Lion Panel of Chauvet Cave, France." World History Encyclopedia, 27 Feb 2017, https://www.worldhistory.org/image3d/113/the-lion-panel-of-chauvet-cave-france/.
