Cave Art

Where can the Lascaux cave paintings be found?

What materials were used to make the paintings?

• Food and drink

• Paint and paint brushes

• Spit, animal fat, dirt and pigment

• Pencil

Why do we think these paintings were made?

The oldest cave painting dates from

• 5 years ago

• 32,000 years ago

• 10,000 years ago

• 100 years ago

Cave paintings were mainly of...

Large areas of the cave were painted using...

Cave paintings are an early form of...

• Communication

• Sign posts

• IPads

• TV

What colours do you usually see in cave paintings?

Who discovered the cave paintings of Lascaux?

• Four boys and a dog

• Three teachers

• Two boys and a cat

• One girl out for a walk

Cave paintings are often in places that are

• hard to reach

• close to a road

• near to a village

• next to a lake