A team of anthropologists has determined that a 1.5 metric ton block of engraved limestone found in a collapsed rock shelter in southern France constitutes the earliest evidence of rock art. A detail of zoomorphic figure on a limestone block found at Abri Castanet in southern France (Randall White et al) The team has been excavating at the site of the discovery – Abri Castanet – for the past 15 years. Abri Castanet and its sister site...
