alanw
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Micro-samples of carbon were taken from black lines in the paintings and radio-carbon dated.
analyses confirmed a date in the Upper Paleolithic, slightly more recent than previously estimated: the bison was painted between 13,461 and 13,162 calBP, while different parts of the mask were painted between 8,993 and 8,590 calBP, 15,981 and 15,121 calBP, and between 15,297 and 14,246 calBP.
What an incredibly long period of time during which people returned to the cave!
