Research:
cave paintings - beautiful, detailed & colorful representations found on the inside of cave walls and ceilings
-made with water, plant juice, animal blood, soil, charcoal, hematite & a form of iron oxide
-the most famous cave painting site was the Lascaux. It was discovered in 1940 by 4 teenage boys
The Lascaux had to be closed due to damaged paintings (damaged by carbon dioxide) so Lascaux 2 was created
-The Altamira cave painting site was discovered by Marceline Sanz Sautuola and daughter Maria . These paintings were created nearly 19,000 years ago
- The oldest know cave painting site was Chauvet and was discovered in 1994 by Eliette Brunell, Christian Hillaire and Jean-Marie Chauvet
The painting techniques were different at this site
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