Red Hands Cave

Stencils in Red Hands Cave, Australia

Contains numerous 1,600 – 500 years old hand prints and stencils. There are numerous sites with such hand stencils in Australia.

Nourlangie Rock (Nawurlandja)

Nourlangie rock art, Australia

Impressive cliff with numerous ancient shelters. Some, such as Anbangbang and Nangawulurr contain impressive paintings of mythological nature.

Gwion Gwion art along Gibb River Road

Excellent samples of Gwion Gwion (Bradshaw) style – sophisticated silhouettes of humans and other beings, often mythical ones. At least 17,000 years old. Multiple sites that are available upon agreement with local people.

Koonalda Cave

A cave richly decorated with approximately 20,000 years old drawings over area of thousands of square meters. Part of the cave flooded as the sea level rose.

Rock Paintings of Sierra de San Francisco

Ancient painting in Cueva Ratón, Baja California

One of the most significant collections of prehistoric art in the world. Diverse prehistoric rock paintings of high artistic quality and well preserved in the dry climate of Baja California. Created in 1100 BC – 1300 AD. Coordinates show the approximate location of Guadalupe Petroglyphs, but there are many more, such as Cueva del Batequi, Cueva de la Natividad, Cerro de Santa Marta, Cueva de la Soledad, Cueva de las Flechas, Gruta del Brinco and many others.

Loltun Cave

Engravings in Loltun Cave

Cave with some of the best Mayan cave paintings as well more ancient carvings and remnants of prehistoric animals hunted by Paleoindians.

Oxtotitlán

Copy of a painting in Oxtotitlán Cave, ruler on throne

Cave with unique ancient Olmec paintings made 900 – 500 BC.

Juxtlahuaca

Juxtlahuaca Cave, ancient painting of jaguar

Cave with unique ancient Olmec paintings made 900 – 500 BC.

Gorham’s Cave

Entrance in Gorham's Cave, Gibraltar - the last refuge of Neanderthals

One of four caves in Gorham’s Cave complex. Cave has formed in Jurassic limestone and has an 18 m thick layer of sediments that contain very important finds including the latest find of Neanderthals who lived here 60 – 24 thousand years ago when the sea was far away from the cave and the area was rich with resources. This is the last known settlement of Neanderthals in the world. The time of their habitation includes an incision of eight lines, made at least 39,000 years ago, most likely made by Neanderthals – the oldest known abstract drawing in the world. 23 thousand years ago here started to live modern humans, who left some paintings on the walls of the cave. Phoenicians and Carthaginians used this cave as their shrine, leaving offerings here.