The Arts: The Cave Paintings at Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc

"The precautions taken by the discoverers of the Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc cave in December 1994 made it possible for the first time to undertake the study of a decorated prehistoric cave which remained intact after the sudden obstruction of its single natural entrance right in the middle of the ice age....The discovery caused a shock. Specialists and non-specialists alike immediately recognized its importance and originality...." -- from the website. <http://www.culture.gouv.fr/
culture/arcnat/chauvet/en/>