The earliest Greek cave art depicting extinct animals was discovered on Crete and is believed to be at least 11,000 years old ...

Many of the motifs depict animals: female red deer, wild horses and now-extinct ... Determining the age of cave art is delicate work. Ruiz-Redondo and his team are awaiting a full laboratory ...

according to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The cave's interior includes images of horses, bears, lions, ...

paintings of jaguar, tapir and red deer (shown here, c. 10,000 B.C.) interact with human figures in scenes that include dancing and hunting. Niède Guidon / Bradshaw Foundation Coliboaia Cave ...

The multicolored cascades of prey and predator animals -- bison, deer, bears ... The oldest representational cave painting dates from about 30,000 years ago. Most date from 20,000 years ago ...