# This 17,000-year-old cave lets visitors stand exactly where Paleolithic artists once painted bison by torchlight
Ancient handprints reach through 17,000 years of history in the Grotte de Niaux, a spectacular prehistoric art sanctuary hidden deep within France’s Pyrenees mountains. Unlike its more famous counterpart at Lascaux, this remarkable cave in Ariège allows visitors to experience authentic Paleolithic paintings exactly where they were created, without the buffer of a replica. The … Lire plus