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The 17 pages that link to Chauvet Cave, each with the reason it gives.

• Upper PaleolithicBroader topic: Its early paintings document sophisticated image-making near the beginning of the European Upper Paleolithic.

• PaleolithicBroader topic: Its paintings preserve a striking example of Upper Paleolithic image-making.

• Cave paintingBroader topic: Its early animal images demonstrate the sophistication of Upper Paleolithic cave art.

• Paleolithic artBroader topic: Its animal paintings show the age and technical range of European cave art.

• AurignacianBroader topic: Its early imagery is often discussed alongside the Aurignacian, though cultural attribution is debated.

• Cognitive revolutionBroader topic: Its sophisticated images demonstrate symbolic and artistic capacities among Upper Paleolithic people.

• Rock artBroader topic: Its animal images are among the best-known examples of European cave art.

• Paleolithic religionBroader topic: Its animal images invite interpretations involving ritual, but their original function is not established.

• Prehistoric artBroader topic: Its layered paintings include some of the oldest known figurative images in Europe.

• Stone AgeBroader topic: Its images preserve artistic practices from the Upper Paleolithic.

• Art of the Upper PaleolithicBroader topic: Its layered animal imagery is among the oldest known large-scale cave art.

• Prehistoric EuropeBroader topic: Its art reveals sophisticated symbolic practices among Ice Age Europeans.

• History of paintingBroader topic: Its animal images are among the oldest known cave paintings.