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bison drawing at Altamira cave
drawings at Chauvet–Pont d'Arc
Arawak: cave art
Aboriginal cave paintings, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
cave painting in Altamira, Spain
Chauvet–Pont d'Arc: animal drawings
Chauvet–Pont d'Arc: drawings
Chauvet–Pont d'Arc: horse
Rock art
Chad: prehistoric cave art
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Henri Breuil.
Henri Breuil
French archaeologist