Europe’s oldest cave paintings in Nerja?

Analysis of organic residues on some of the paintings in Nerjagrottan show that they can be 40 000 years old.

They would then be the oldest known cave paintings in Europe. Conservator at the cave, Antonio Garrido, said the results point in that direction, but that further tests must be takenand double-checked before it can be ensured.

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