Cave paintings are a type of parietal art (which category also includes petroglyphs, or engravings), found on the wall or ceilings of caves. The term usually implies prehistoric origin, and the oldest ...

Maria explored deep inside the cave using just a candle to light her way. Then, holding her candle aloft, she discovered something that no-one had seen for a very, very long time…paintings on ...

There are other images of pigs in the cave as well. The researchers interpreted the painting as a narrative scene, which they said would make it the oldest-known evidence of storytelling in art.