Banner photo credit: End Panel in Chauvet Cave (southern France) — appr. 30–32,500 years ago. Among the earliest known paintings in Europe, they are believed by leading scientists to have been created in shamanic contexts involving altered states of consciousness. Photo from Chauvet Cave, France.

Explore articles Ray wrote about European rock art featured in Pleistocene Community News:

• Regarding Chauvet Cave images (France), May/June 2023, page 16

• Another possibility regarding hand stencils in France, PCN Mar/April 2020, page 12