Scavenger Hunt 2012 Game #4

Found in a human-made cave that was part of a group of about 30
The caves were used as a monastery
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Possibly the oldest rock art ever discovered (40,000-60,000 years old)
X-ray figures?
Answer: Arnhem Land, Australia
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The first cave art discovered in Europe
The main images are that of bison
Answer: Altamira, Spain

By a great lake
One of the most visited native sites in the country where it is located

Some of the earliest known cave paintings in Europe
Subject of a Herzog movie
Answer: Chauvet Cave, France
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Largest collection of rock art south of the Sahara
“Barrier of Spears”

Found in a desert
Made by removing stones to expose the lighter soil underneath
Answer: Nazca Lines, Peru

“Stone House” discovered in 1979
Includes images of ritual bloodletting

Over 24,000 pictographs created both by Native Americans and early Spanish settlers
A National Park
Answer: Petroglyph National Monument, USA

Bronze Age image
Created by cutting trenches and filling it with crushed white material
Answer: Uffington Chalk Horse, UK
As preparations for International Archaeology Day pick up speed, more groups sign on daily. Today, four new groups joined the cause.
The Society for California Archaeology has signed on as a collaborating organization for International Archaeology Day.
2013's International Archaeology Day sees the return of many collaborating organizations from years past!
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