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The dawn of art

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The images in this video come from Chauvet Cave, an ancient rock art site in France. Watch the video and try to imagine the kind of people that created the art. There are no words in this video, so check out the Dig Deeper section for some context before you try to answer the questions.

Despite being studied for 100+ years there are many questions still to be answered about who these ancient artists were and why they made the art...

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