The Chauvet Cave in southern France is one of the most famous prehistoric rock art sites in the world. <br /><br /> It was discovered in 1994, but most of the paintings inside date back 36,000 years, making them the oldest examples of cave art ever found.<br /><br /> To preserve the location, recently named a UNESCO World Heritage site, and to protect the art, it is not open to the public, however Caverne du Pont-d’Arc, an exact replica of the cave displaying reproductions of the paintings and engravings will open later this month after today’s (April 10) inauguration by French President Francois Hollande.<br /><br /> An exact replica of the Chauvet cave, in southern France, will be inaugurated on Friday http://t.co/si2lu4i04m pic.twitter.com/KZMvADibwV— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) April 9, 2015
