Ancient Cave Paintings in Romania's Coliboaia Cave
Located in Coliboaia Cave within Apuseni Natural Park, Romania, the oldest known cave paintings in Central Europe are a subject of archaeological debate. The site, discovered in 2009, features depictions of bison, bears, and rhinoceros, speculated to be from the Early to Middle Upper Paleolithic era. The drawings, done in charcoal, lack uniformity, hinting at multiple creation periods.
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Location Coliboaia Cave is located in Apuseni Natural Park, C mpani, Bihor County, Romania. It contains the oldest known cave paintings of Central Europe
Romania's Coliboaia Cave The Coliboaia Cave was first mentioned in literature before 1900, but only in 1981 was it extensively investigated by the late Gabor Halasi. The cave was not widely known until September 2009, when prehistoric parietal cave paintings were discovered. It was quickly put under protection by the Romanian Federation of Speleology.
Situated on a western slope of the Sighe tel Valley, the cave sits at an altitude of 560 m (1,840 ft). It has a medium-sized entrance and a portal that is oriented from east to west. To access the so-called Art Gallery, cave divers must pass a great chamber, natural lake, and main gallery. The Art Gallery itself is seven meters above ground.
The age of the pictures is being debated. Archaeologists estimates vary from the Early to the Middle Upper Paleolithic, in between 29,000 and 23,000 years ago,[dubious discuss]which corresponds to the Aurignacian culture (35,000 to 29,000 years ago) and the Gravettian culture (29,000 to 22,000 years ago). However, the fact that cave bears and rhinos were scarce during those two time periods, makes this dating controversial.[dubious discuss]Furthermore, the drawings do not appear to be completely uniform. This suggests they were not all done at the same time.
Drawings The drawings in the Art Gallery are representations of animals, done in black and likely with charcoal. Some of the animals depicted include bison, bears, and rhinoceros, while the subject of other drawings remains unknown. The images are on both walls of the cave and do not appear to have any type of symmetrical pattern.
