World Heritage Sites: Exploring the World’s Greatest Places

Paleolithic Cave Art of Spain and France

Documentary Sep 22, 2022 29 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

Available on Prime Video, The Great Courses Signature Collection

S1 E1: In this first episode, discover the oldest paintings in the world, in the extraordinary cave art of Altamira, Lascaux, and Chauvet. Explore details of the imagery, principally depicting large animals, taking in the richness and sophistication of the artwork. Contemplate the mysteries of what the paintings mean and how they show us the cognitive tools on which human civilization was built.

Documentary Sep 22, 2022 29 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2022
Run Time: 29 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.