2. CUEVA DE LAS MANOS “The Cave of the Hands” Made from 8000 BCE to 500 BCE Most likely created with a spraying pipe

4. ALTAMIRA CAVE Located in Spain Could be as much as 35,000 years old. Paintings took as much as thousands of years to complete.

6. LASCAUX CAVE Cave in France Paintings date from about 15,000 BCE Many of paintings damaged by carbon dioxide

8. CHAUVET CAVE Cave in southern France One of oldest sites of cave art Dates from 32,000 BCE to 27,000 BCE

10. ABORIGINAL CAVE ART Australian cave art “Claw-hand” Noted for interest in bone-like structure Likely 10,000 years old

12. ALGERIAN ROCK ART Dates back to about 8000 BCE Shows “"The Great Fishing God of Sefar“ Faint antelope