In this song based on "The Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly," a prehistoric man, contemplating the creation of the world, paints images on the ceiling of a cave, that are later discovered by a young Spanish girl in 1879.
Describes the 1994 discovery made in Chauvet, France, of a cave with Stone Age rock paintings, and discusses the significance of cave art to people living in prehistoric as well as modern times.
Explores Paleolithic art as a mode of expression, discussing how cave paintings and other preserved remnants of Paleolithic peoples reveal the culture, traditions, and beliefs of the time.
Photographs and text profile the Chauvet Cave in France's Ardeche Valley, which contains the oldest known drawings by humans, dating more than 35,000 years old.
Fourteen-year-old Tao, a cave painter living in prehistoric times, sets out on an odyssey to bring healing to the blind girl, Deha, and the outcast children.
Discusses the subject matter, techniques, and cultural significance of the paintings and engravings made on rocks, both inside caves and in the open air, by primitive people around the world.
