The 'Sistine Chapel of prehistory': How a 21,000-year-old cave transformed our view of ancient art
Discovered on December 18, 1994, by three amateur speleologists, the Chauvet Cave changed our understanding of prehistoric peoples.
Caverne du Pont-d'Arc, a facsimile of Chauvet Cave in Ardeche, France. Image: RudiErnst.(photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)