40,000 to 3500 B.C.Prehistoric to the

beginning of Written Language

c. (circa=around)40,000 B.C.

Rock engravings called Petroglyphs

c. 30,000 B.C.

A pride of lions hunt bison

Chauvet CaveSouthern France

c. 15,000 B.C.

From the Great Hall of Bulls in Lascaux cave

France