cave painting

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Archaeologists discovered the world’s oldest known animal cave painting in Indonesia.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2021

Across two squares Bartlett placed a figure, stylized like in a cave painting, feet over head.

From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2021

In the millennia since the first wolf peed on a cave painting, they’ve hacked our neurological wiring so that even a few seconds of eye contact elevate oxytocin levels in both dog and owner.

From Salon • Nov. 10, 2018

Whether new waves of people migrating from Africa brought the skills of figurative cave painting with them, or whether these arts emerged later, remains unclear.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2018

Sal said it looked like a cave painting and Karly joined in even though she always used to love his pictures.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler