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The Polychrome Ceiling is the most impressive feature of the cave, depicting a herd of extinct steppe bison (Bison priscus [6]) in different poses, two horses, a large doe, and possibly a wild boar. Great hall of polychromes of Altamira, published by M. Sanz de Sautuola in 1880.
Font-de-Gaume holds over 200 polychrome paintings. These engravings are considered the best examples of polychrome painting other than Lascaux , which is now closed to the public. The rock art in Font-de-Gaume includes depictions of more than 80 bison , approximately 40 horses , and more than 20 mammoths .
Bison Licking Insect Bite is a prehistoric carving from the Upper Paleolithic, found at Abri de la Madeleine near Tursac in Dordogne, France, the type-site of the Magdalenian culture, which produced many fine small carvings in antler or bone.
The Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain (Cueva de Altamira y arte rupestre paleolítico del Norte de España) is a grouping of 18 caves of northern Spain, which together represent the apogee of Upper Paleolithic cave art in Europe between 35,000 and 11,000 years ago (Aurignacian, Gravettian, Solutrean, Magdalenian, Azilian).
The paintings of animals (mainly bison and horses, more than 200 in total) date to the Magdalenian and are about 17,000 years old. Font-de-Gaume is the only cave with polychrome prehistoric paintings still open to the public. [3] La Mouthe, in Les Eyzies, was discovered in 1894. It contains engravings and paintings.
Magdalenian cave painting. The Magdalenian is represented by numerous sites, whose contents show progress in arts and culture. It was characterized by a cold and dry climate, humans in association with the reindeer, and the extinction of the mammoth.
Font de Gaume, in the Dordogne Valley in France — Discovered in 1901 and dating from 17,000 B.C., Font de Gaume cave contains more than 200 polychrome paintings from the Solutrean-Magdalenian culture—second only in France to Lascaux in quality—featuring approximately 80 bison, 40 horses, and 20 mammoths.
The Marsoulas Cave in southwestern France, near Marsoulas in the Haute-Garonne, [1] is a small cave notable for its archaeological wealth, including Paleolithic cave paintings and ornaments from the Magdalenian. [2] It consists of a straight gallery about 100 m (330 ft) long with parietal art along the entire length of the cave. [3]