Typically they're in the range of several thousand years old, up to several tens of thousands of years. The idea is that people lived in caves prior to civilization, which we've had for a few thousands of years.
The oldest known cave is the Cave of El Castillo in Spain, which has been dated to be around 40,800 years old based on cave paintings found inside.
The oldest known cave paintings are found in the caves of Maltravieso in Spain, dating back around 64,000 years. Other notable examples include the Chauvet Cave in France, with paintings dating back around 36,000 years, and El Castillo cave in Spain, where art dates back over 40,000 years.
Paleolithic humans created the Lascaux Cave paintings near Montignac, Dordogne, France. The paintings are estimated to be over 17,000 years old. The paintings contain nearly 2,000 figures created out of mineral pigments and engravings. Nearly half are of animals, but there is also a painting of a human, which is rare in Paleolithic art.
It's currently impossible to say exactly how old modern man really is, but there's evidence for dates as far back as 400, 000 years. Most scientists agree on a much earlier date of 200, 000 years but recent discoveries in a cave in Israel point to much older. www.abc.net.au/am/content/2010/s3103039.htm This is the address to an article about the ancient remains and tools found in the cave.
Homo sapiens may be as old as 200,000 years, or as young as 100,000 years old.
usually, thousands of years old
There are paintings on cave walls in France that are about 30,000 years old.
The oldest known cave is the Cave of El Castillo in Spain, which has been dated to be around 40,800 years old based on cave paintings found inside.
The Chauvet Cave is unique because it contains a vast array and unique collection of cave paintings dated up to 32,000 years old which makes them the oldest cave paintings in the world.
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There are cave paintings in France which may be 30 000 years old.
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Very Early Man. The cave paintings in Lascaux are about 35,000 years old.
The earliest examples are believed to be about 32,000 years old.2004
The oldest known cave paintings are found in the caves of Maltravieso in Spain, dating back around 64,000 years. Other notable examples include the Chauvet Cave in France, with paintings dating back around 36,000 years, and El Castillo cave in Spain, where art dates back over 40,000 years.
Cave paintings
The cave found in France in 1994 that was considered a great archeological find was the Chauvet Cave. Inside the cave, there were many paintings found of different animals that may be over 30 thousand years old.