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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.

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Until 2012, Chauvet was thought to be one of the oldest caves in the world, but a recent study in Spain has pushed this date back even further - what is the age of the oldest rock art now?

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