First discovered Palaeolithic cave art

First discovered Palaeolithic cave art
Who
El Castillo cave
What
40800 first
Where
Spain (Puente Viesgo)
When
1870

Discovered in the 1870s, paintings of animals and handprints from the El Castillo cave in Puente Viesgo in the province of Cantabria, Spain, have been proved to be at least 40,800 years old. This makes them both the oldest cave art and the oldest paintings of any kind.