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Famous examples of Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) art can be found in France at the caves of Lascaux and Chauvet. Art from this era is also found in regions around the world, including South Africa, where finds at Blombos Cave include an engraved piece of ochre believed to be about 70,000 years old. | Famous examples of Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) art can be found in France at the caves of Lascaux and Chauvet. Art from this era is also found in regions around the world, including South Africa, where finds at Blombos Cave include an engraved piece of ochre believed to be about 70,000 years old. | ||
=====It’s been called ‘the greatest museum of prehistoric art’—but few tourists know it exists===== | |||
[https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/algeria-rock-art-prehistoric-sahara-petroglyphs by Henry Wismayer 8/8/23 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC] | |||
The region is a geological wonderland of uncanny rock formations lapped by orange dunes. Eons of erosion have sharpened the sandstone into pinnacles, worn apertures through high escarpments, and sculpted outcrops into surreal and zoomorphic forms. The park is thought to contain over 300 natural arches alone. | |||
