Spectacular Ice Age rock paintings found in Colombian rainforest | Science| In-depth reporting on science and technology | DW
Spectacular Ice Age rock paintings found in Colombian rainforest Archaeologists have discovered tens of thousands of prehistoric paintings of animals and humans in a remote area of Colombia. Some now-extinct animals are depicted, meaning the art is likely more than 12,500 years old. These are rock paintings that take your breath away: Stretched across almost 12 kilometers (8 miles) of cliff face, there are geometric shapes along with tens of thousands of images of animals and humans, including fish, turtles, lizards and birds, people dancing or holding hands, figures with masks, and lots ...