

Chauvet Cave. Horses and rhinoceroses (-31,000) The Chauvet cave, located in Ardèche (France), offers an illustration of these very ancient paintings which date back 31,000 years.

Altamira Cave. Bison (-15,000) The Altamira Cave, located in Spain near Santander, contains one of the most important collections of prehistoric paintings. These are primarily highly realistic depictions of animals.