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Cave of Lascaux - http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/
Information and a virtual tour of the cave from the French Ministry of Culture.

Chauvet Through the Eyes of a Sculptor - http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/chauvet/
Sculptor John Robinson was invited to give an artist's view of the prehistoric art of the Cave of Chauvet Pont d'Arcby. The Bradshaw Foundation hosts his illustrated commentary.

Cosquer Cave - http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/archeosm/en/fr-cosqu1.htm
The French Ministry of Culture describes a Paleolithic art gallery in a cave that can be accessed only through a 175-metre tunnel beneath sea level. Photographs of the animal drawings and hand stencils that decorate it.

Entoptic Imagery in People and Their Art - http://home.comcast.net/~markk2000/thurston/thesis.html
Linda Thurston's Masters thesis explores entoptic imagery in Paleolithic cave art, and controversy regarding shamanism and trance states. Extensive bibliography.

First Human Creations - http://users.hol.gr/~dilos/prehis/prerm4.htm
A gallery of rock art from the caves at Lascaux in France.

Ice Age Art - http://www.humanities-interactive.org/ancient/iceage/
An online exhibition of Ice Age art and symbol from the Texas Humanities Resource Center. Carved objects, including the Venus figure, and cave art of Western Europe.

MSN Learning & Research: Paleolithic Art - http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761578676
Encarta Encyclopedia article giving a general overview of artistic expression in the Paleolithic Period.

Palaeolithic Art - http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/html_En/03/hm3_2_1.html
The State Hermitage Museum: illustrated collection highlights. Artifacts from the Caucasus, Crimea, Russian steppes, Siberia and Altai.

Paleolithic Art Magazine - http://www.paleolithicartmagazine.org/
Promotes acknowledgment and interpretation of paleolithic art everywhere in the world, and of the origins of Man. In English and Italian.

Paleolithic Art of the Pyrenees - http://www.culture.fr/culture/app/eng/artprepy.htm
A gallery of artwork from the Magdalenian cultural horizon from the French Ministry of Culture.

Signs of Consciousness : Speculations on the Psychology of Paleolithic Graphics - http://watarts.uwaterloo.ca/~acheyne/signcon.html
by J. A. Cheyne : from Paleo-Psychology

The Cave of Chauvet Pont-D'Arc - http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/chauvet/en/
Decorated Paleolithic cave in the Ardèche region of France. The Ministry of Culture describes its discovery, authentication and preservation. The context and research. Virtual tour.

The Dawn of Prehistoric Rock Art - http://www.jqjacobs.net/rock_art/dawn.html
An article by James Q. Jacobs summarizing the earliest known rock art, with a focus on recently discovered painted caves in Paleolithic Europe, Grotto Cosquer and Grotto Chauvet.

Women in Prehistory: The Venus of Willendorf - http://witcombe.sbc.edu/willendorf/willendorfdiscovery.html
Illustrated essay by Christopher Witcombe of Sweet Briar College on this famous figure and the history of its discovery, with bibliography.

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