Cave Drawings

First grade is working on a project in which they studied the paleolithic cave paintings from Lascaux in France. We went on a  virutal tour of Lascaux.The caves were found by accident in 1940.  Paleolithic artists mainly drew pictures of animals they hunted. These pictures were engraved on to pieces of bone or antler, or painted and carved on cave walls and rock faces.   Students tried to replicate ancient rock paintings by tearing the edges of the paper and crumpling the paper. They used oil pastel to color their drawings.