it really is just so remarkable that we were producing art like this 30,000 years ago
November 3, 2026 at 3:57 PM
it really is just so remarkable that we were producing art like this 30,000 years ago
Just want to recommend the Chauvet online site. It's very cool.
archeologie.culture.gouv.fr/chauvet/en
archeologie.culture.gouv.fr/chauvet/en
The Chauvet-Pont d'Arc cave
Discovered on Sunday 18 December 1994 by Jean-Marie Chauvet, Éliette Brunel and Christian Hillaire during a private speleological exploration, the Chauvet-Pont d'Arc cave is one of the oldest decorate...
archeologie.culture.gouv.fr
November 3, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Just want to recommend the Chauvet online site. It's very cool.
archeologie.culture.gouv.fr/chauvet/en
archeologie.culture.gouv.fr/chauvet/en
the art in chauvet was produced by two distinct cultural groups separated by a span of around 5,000 years. that's roughly comparable to how much time separates ancient egypt from us
November 3, 2026 at 4:06 PM
the art in chauvet was produced by two distinct cultural groups separated by a span of around 5,000 years. that's roughly comparable to how much time separates ancient egypt from us
UV fluorescence is helping archaeologists study cave paintings (and uncover new ones!)
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Fluorescent Glow Reveals Hidden Glaze on Chauvet Cave’s Ancient Art | Sci.News
Some of the oldest drawings known to humanity, made roughly 37,000 years ago in France’s Chauvet Cave, are covered by a thin, translucent film of calcite that cannot be seen with the naked eye.
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November 2, 2026 at 9:01 AM
UV fluorescence is helping archaeologists study cave paintings (and uncover new ones!)
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Researchers used ultraviolet light to uncover some amazing hidden details in cave drawings, 37,000 years old, at Chauvet Cave in France. Some black charcoal drawings of mammoths, lions, woolly rhinoceroses, bears and other animals were covered by a thin layer of calcite..
News - UV Light Reveals Mineral Coatings in Chauvet Cave - Archaeology Magazine
PARIS, FRANCE—SciNews reports that a team of researchers including Philippe Walter and Yohan Boulard of […]
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October 31, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Researchers used ultraviolet light to uncover some amazing hidden details in cave drawings, 37,000 years old, at Chauvet Cave in France. Some black charcoal drawings of mammoths, lions, woolly rhinoceroses, bears and other animals were covered by a thin layer of calcite..
claude, recreate chauvet cave but all the horses have my face
November 3, 2026 at 5:26 PM
claude, recreate chauvet cave but all the horses have my face
Natural varnish coats the Chauvet Cave art
https://archaeologymag.com/2026/10/natural-varnish-may-protect-chauvet-cave-art/
https://archaeologymag.com/2026/10/natural-varnish-may-protect-chauvet-cave-art/
Natural varnish may protect 37000-year-old Chauvet Cave art, UV scans show | Archaeology News Online Magazine
UV fluorescence reveals a natural calcite varnish protecting 37,000-year-old Chauvet Cave paintings, without touching the fragile art.
archaeologymag.com
October 31, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Natural varnish coats the Chauvet Cave art
https://archaeologymag.com/2026/10/natural-varnish-may-protect-chauvet-cave-art/
https://archaeologymag.com/2026/10/natural-varnish-may-protect-chauvet-cave-art/
the art at chauvet also may have served a religious — at the very least spiritual — purpose!
November 3, 2026 at 7:59 PM
the art at chauvet also may have served a religious — at the very least spiritual — purpose!
News - UV Light Reveals Mineral Coatings in Chauvet Cave - Archaeology Magazine share.google/ffYXDV2N18Uk...
News - UV Light Reveals Mineral Coatings in Chauvet Cave - Archaeology Magazine
PARIS, FRANCE—SciNews reports that a team of researchers including Philippe Walter and Yohan Boulard of […]
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November 1, 2026 at 3:46 AM
News - UV Light Reveals Mineral Coatings in Chauvet Cave - Archaeology Magazine share.google/ffYXDV2N18Uk...
Ultraviolet light from 2.5 metres away lit up the Horses panel in Chauvet Cave.
It showed a thin calcite veil over 37,000-year-old charcoal drawings, a natural varnish that may have protected them.
Read the full article on ancientherald.com 🏺
It showed a thin calcite veil over 37,000-year-old charcoal drawings, a natural varnish that may have protected them.
Read the full article on ancientherald.com 🏺
Natural calcite varnish may protect 37,000-year-old Chauvet Cave art in France
Photo: Claude Valette, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ultraviolet scans taken from 2.5 metres away show a thin, see-through mineral layer over the charcoal drawings, and suggest hot charcoal, perhaps from torches, altered parts of the wall.
ancientherald.com
November 2, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Ultraviolet light from 2.5 metres away lit up the Horses panel in Chauvet Cave.
It showed a thin calcite veil over 37,000-year-old charcoal drawings, a natural varnish that may have protected them.
Read the full article on ancientherald.com 🏺
It showed a thin calcite veil over 37,000-year-old charcoal drawings, a natural varnish that may have protected them.
Read the full article on ancientherald.com 🏺
Chauvet Cave’s charcoal horses may sit under a translucent calcite veil. A French team detected it with UV fluorescence from 2.5 m, and found an orange glow that might record hot charcoal. The varnish claim is still a hypothesis. #Chauvet #CaveArt #Archaeology www.anthropology.net/p/60-uv-spec...
60 UV Spectra Probe Calcite Veils on Chauvet Cave Art
A French team used ultraviolet fluorescence spectroscopy from up to 2.5 meters to detect translucent calcite coatings over charcoal drawings.
www.anthropology.net
October 30, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Chauvet Cave’s charcoal horses may sit under a translucent calcite veil. A French team detected it with UV fluorescence from 2.5 m, and found an orange glow that might record hot charcoal. The varnish claim is still a hypothesis. #Chauvet #CaveArt #Archaeology www.anthropology.net/p/60-uv-spec...
Qui vient faire un petit tour en Ardèche ce soir ? 😉
#ScienceGrandFormat
www.france.tv/france-5/700... 
#ScienceGrandFormat
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Chauvet, voyage aux origines - Documentaire en replay Science grand format
Née il y a 6 millions d'années au coeur des gorges de l'Ardèche, Chauvet est l'une des plus belles grottes ornées découverte à ce jour. Elle a été façonnée p...
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October 29, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Qui vient faire un petit tour en Ardèche ce soir ? 😉
#ScienceGrandFormat
www.france.tv/france-5/700... 
#ScienceGrandFormat
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hoje eu descobri a existência desse projeto que mapeou a caverna de chauvet e fez uma versão em 3d pra gente visitar 🥲
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archeologie.culture.gouv.fr/chauvet/en/e...
October 31, 2026 at 5:42 PM
hoje eu descobri a existência desse projeto que mapeou a caverna de chauvet e fez uma versão em 3d pra gente visitar 🥲
archeologie.culture.gouv.fr/chauvet/en/e...
archeologie.culture.gouv.fr/chauvet/en/e...
potentially acting like some kind of natural varnish that would help preserve the artwork. Some charcoal markings produced an unusual orange glow under UV light. Lab tests suggest the charcoal was heated before being used. Chauvet Cave contains over 1,000 drawings depicting these animals..
October 31, 2026 at 4:27 PM
potentially acting like some kind of natural varnish that would help preserve the artwork. Some charcoal markings produced an unusual orange glow under UV light. Lab tests suggest the charcoal was heated before being used. Chauvet Cave contains over 1,000 drawings depicting these animals..
Natural varnish may protect 37000-year-old Chauvet Cave art, UV scans show | Archaeology News Online Magazine share.google/GKed3kXyktQw...
Natural varnish may protect 37000-year-old Chauvet Cave art, UV scans show | Archaeology News Online Magazine
UV fluorescence reveals a natural calcite varnish protecting 37,000-year-old Chauvet Cave paintings, without touching the fragile art.
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October 30, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Natural varnish may protect 37000-year-old Chauvet Cave art, UV scans show | Archaeology News Online Magazine share.google/GKed3kXyktQw...
Neat!
Scientists studying the art left behind by Paleolithic humans in France's Chauvet Cave, built a custom UV fluorescence spectrometer to understand how the paintings have been preserved for almost 40,000 years
phys.org/news/2026-10...
Scientists studying the art left behind by Paleolithic humans in France's Chauvet Cave, built a custom UV fluorescence spectrometer to understand how the paintings have been preserved for almost 40,000 years
phys.org/news/2026-10...
UV scans uncover natural varnish that may have preserved ancient Chauvet Cave drawings
Tucked away inside a limestone cave in southeastern France lies some of the oldest artwork in existence. Known as Chauvet Cave, the site is so historically important—and fragile—that its location is k...
phys.org
October 31, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Neat!
Scientists studying the art left behind by Paleolithic humans in France's Chauvet Cave, built a custom UV fluorescence spectrometer to understand how the paintings have been preserved for almost 40,000 years
phys.org/news/2026-10...
Scientists studying the art left behind by Paleolithic humans in France's Chauvet Cave, built a custom UV fluorescence spectrometer to understand how the paintings have been preserved for almost 40,000 years
phys.org/news/2026-10...
Around 37,000 years ago, a group of hunter-gatherers in France produced one of the most iconic artworks in human history. Located in the Chauvet Cave, the paintings have remained in superb condition for millennia, and now we finally know why.
October 30, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Around 37,000 years ago, a group of hunter-gatherers in France produced one of the most iconic artworks in human history. Located in the Chauvet Cave, the paintings have remained in superb condition for millennia, and now we finally know why.
Horses panel (Chauvet cave)
October 31, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Horses panel (Chauvet cave)
Vu la semaine dernière sur Arte, du miel. Chauvet qui peut...
October 29, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Vu la semaine dernière sur Arte, du miel. Chauvet qui peut...
📰 🔴 SON DAKİKA: Chauvet Mağara Resimlerini Görünmez Bir Kalkan Koruyormuş
Kaynak: Arkeofili
#haber #sondakika #gündem #türkiye #dünya
Kaynak: Arkeofili
#haber #sondakika #gündem #türkiye #dünya
🔴 SON DAKİKA: Chauvet Mağara Resimlerini Görünmez Bir Kalkan Koruyormuş
Chauvet Mağara Resimlerini Görünmez Bir Kalkan Koruyormuş
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October 31, 2026 at 1:23 PM
📰 🔴 SON DAKİKA: Chauvet Mağara Resimlerini Görünmez Bir Kalkan Koruyormuş
Kaynak: Arkeofili
#haber #sondakika #gündem #türkiye #dünya
Kaynak: Arkeofili
#haber #sondakika #gündem #türkiye #dünya
📰 🔴 SON DAKİKA: Chauvet Mağara Resimlerini Görünmez Bir Kalkan Koruyormuş
Kaynak: Arkeofili
#haber #sondakika #gündem #türkiye #dünya
Kaynak: Arkeofili
#haber #sondakika #gündem #türkiye #dünya
🔴 SON DAKİKA: Chauvet Mağara Resimlerini Görünmez Bir Kalkan Koruyormuş
Chauvet Mağara Resimlerini Görünmez Bir Kalkan Koruyormuş
tinyurl.com
October 31, 2026 at 1:23 PM
📰 🔴 SON DAKİKA: Chauvet Mağara Resimlerini Görünmez Bir Kalkan Koruyormuş
Kaynak: Arkeofili
#haber #sondakika #gündem #türkiye #dünya
Kaynak: Arkeofili
#haber #sondakika #gündem #türkiye #dünya
Want to read "a potent thriller for the post-Me Too age"?
Nilesha Chauvet studied on a fiction writing class at @citylit.bsky.social. Her book The Revenge of Rita Marsh was called "one of 2024's most impressive & thought-provoking debuts", "masterful & utterly compelling". Available from Faber!
Nilesha Chauvet studied on a fiction writing class at @citylit.bsky.social. Her book The Revenge of Rita Marsh was called "one of 2024's most impressive & thought-provoking debuts", "masterful & utterly compelling". Available from Faber!
November 2, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Want to read "a potent thriller for the post-Me Too age"?
Nilesha Chauvet studied on a fiction writing class at @citylit.bsky.social. Her book The Revenge of Rita Marsh was called "one of 2024's most impressive & thought-provoking debuts", "masterful & utterly compelling". Available from Faber!
Nilesha Chauvet studied on a fiction writing class at @citylit.bsky.social. Her book The Revenge of Rita Marsh was called "one of 2024's most impressive & thought-provoking debuts", "masterful & utterly compelling". Available from Faber!
i am at the function taking notes on the symbolism found in the Chauvet caves. we are not the same
October 29, 2026 at 6:52 PM
i am at the function taking notes on the symbolism found in the Chauvet caves. we are not the same
