Chauvet Cave was found in 1994 by three cave explorers. The reason of classifying this cave to Paleolithic period is that after the scientist had studied the materials, they found it belongs to 30000 BCE. Besides, the drawing style is in profile which is the same style used in the Paleolithic period. The scientists believe that these paints were not drawn at the same time. In other words, some drawings were done and after years someone else came back and drew again. What affirm their beliefs is the overlapping drawings and their researching. …show more content…
In addition, the most common paints for animals are lions, mammoths, and rhinoceroses. Red dots are found too, which were made by positive hand printing to create animal's body. Strange to say, Chauvet cave does not have any human paintings except that one, belonging to a woman’s body. This throws the scientists in a total confusion and makes them wonder why they drew mostly animals instead of