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Ice Age artists left 280 engravings in this Spanish cave. Visitors walked right past them.

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For Centuries, Cave Visitors Walked Right by 280 Ice Age Engravings. The Newly Discovered Rock Art Is Rewriting Catalonia's Prehistory

Prior to the discovery, rock art in northeastern Spain was "very scarce," one archaeologist says. The drawings show dozens of animals, as well as more abstract shapes, which are distinct from other Paleolithic styles

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The palaeo cave art that hid in plain sight for 26,000 years

Nature, Published online: 06 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03585-z Hundreds of engravings were spotted in a widely visited cave — some include signs of animation.

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The secrets of Hohle Fels cave

Why aren’t we all Neanderthals? These ancient bird figurines suggest that art was essential to our evolutionary success - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon

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