Typically, the French authorities restrict access to the cave to researchers, who are only allowed to enter it four weeks per year. But a team of AFP journalists was recently allowed to visit the ...

Typically, the French authorities restrict access to the cave to researchers, who are only allowed to enter it four weeks per year. But a team of AFP journalists was recently allowed to visit the ...

Read moreStudy shows French prehistoric paintings ‘oldest and most elaborate’ The Cussac cave is accessed by a narrow passage through boulders that have closed off its inner chambers for ...

Researchers suggest that prehistoric cave ... art of this period, which makes it even more exceptional. Read also: ...

Archaeologists found footprints of children — and even babies — in another French cave ... “To date, around 400 caves containing cave art have been discovered, mainly in France and Spain ...