First discovery of carbon-based cave art in France’s Dordogne region could pave way for precise radiocarbon dating

(a) Visible (VIS) light photography of the selected panel at the “Carrefour” ranging from the facing Reindeers 11 and 12 at Font-de-Gaume cave (credit: Anne Maigret, C2RMF) and (b) corresponding false color infrared photography (FCIR) image of the facing reindeer evidencing the underlying black horse figure with the indicated analytical pXRF and micro-Raman point analyses. Credit: Scientific Reports (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-47652-1

The Dordogne region of southern France is home to over…

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