Cave Paintings
Links
Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave
http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/chauvet/en/
Describes the discovery of this cave in France, with details of the research and images of the paintings. [English, French and Spanish]
The Cave of Lascaux
http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/
Interactive exploration of this prehistoric site, with illustrations of the artwork on its walls and roof. [English, French, German and Spanish]
Paintings, Engravings and Sculptures
http://donsmaps.com/indexpaintings.html
Illustrated articles about famous cave paintings in France and rock engravings in Norway.
Wikipedia: Cave Painting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_painting
Encyclopedia article describes the different discoveries and the conclusions that have been made about the people who created them.
Cave Paintings
http://vm.kemsu.ru/en/palaeolith/cavepaint.html
A virtual museum of prehistoric art, with photographs and descriptions of artwork in Russia, Spain, France and South America. [Russian and English]
First Grade Cave Paintings
http://www.alumcreekpto.org/artgallery/1art/cave/index.html
A class of elementary students shows their work, done in the style of prehistoric artists.
Pech Merle Prehistory Center
http://www.quercy.net/pechmerle/
Illustrated descriptions of the wall paintings in this network of caves in France. [English and French]
Ice Age Art
http://www.humanities-interactive.org/ancient/iceage/
A gallery of prehistoric art and sculpture, with a detailed essay and a Flash-based game to assemble and describe a cave painting.