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The Cave Art Paintings of the Chauvet Cave

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Chauvet Cave Gallery of Cave Paintings

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The Chauvet Cave is one of the most famous prehistoric rock art sites in the world. With one exception, all of the cave art paintings have been dated between 30,000 & 33,000 years ago.
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Gallery of Chauvet Cave Paintings
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Cave of Forgotten Dreams - Werner Herzog Film

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For his latest documentary film 'Cave of Forgotten Dreams' Werner Herzog takes us on an incredible 3-D journey into the Chauvet caves in Southern France.
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Visiting the Chauvet Cave by John Robinson

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In 1999 John Robinson was honoured to be invited into the Chauvet Cave by Dr. Jean Clottes to observe the Palaeolithic cave paintings dated between 30,000 & 33,000 years ago.
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Visiting the Chauvet Cave
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Return to the Chauvet Cave by John Robinson

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Two years had passed since John Robinson's first visit to the Chauvet Cave. In 2001 he returned to Chauvet, focusing this time on the Artists who created the Palaeolithic cave paintings.
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Bradshaw Foundation investigate the Chauvet Cave

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In 2005 members of the Bradshaw Foundation, Robert Hefner III, Damon de Laszlo, Jill Cook & Peter Robinson, were given the rare privilege of an extensive tour of the Chauvet Cave.
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Investigating the Chauvet Cave
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The Venus & The Sorcerer

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The last and deepest of the Chauvet Cave chambers, the Salle du Fond, is the home of the Palaeolithic rock art cave painting of The Venus and the Sorcerer, drawn in black charcoal.
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The Salle du Fond Chamber of Chauvet Cave
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Dr. Jean Clottes

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The eminent French prehistorian Dr. Jean Clottes was the former scientific advisor on prehistoric rock art to the French Ministry of Culture and Communication, and UNESCO.
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Chauvet Cave Publications

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Publications on the Chauvet Cave: Chauvet Cave - The Art of Earliest Times. Return to the Chauvet Cave - Excavating the Birthplace of Art: The First Full Report.
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