280 Ice Age engravings found in a Catalan cave, where visitors walked past them for centuries

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Smithsonian Magazine reports that a Catalan cave holds 280 Ice Age engravings that visitors had walked past for centuries. Before the discovery, rock art in northeastern Spain was "very scarce," according to one archaeologist. The drawings show dozens of animals as well as more abstract shapes that are distinct from other Paleolithic styles. The article says the find is rewriting Catalonia's prehistory.

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1. Smithsonian Magazine

   6 Nov 2026, 18:57 UTCSource ↗

   Smithsonian Magazine reports that 280 Ice Age engravings in a Catalan cave, which visitors walked right by for centuries, are rewriting the region's prehistory.