
Covalanas panel in the Bernifal Cave. Photo Heinrich Wendel (© The Wendel Collection, Neanderthal Museum)
There's no better way to get a feel for deep time - and the origins of the human mind - than to go and see ancient cave art. Anthropologist Christine Desdemaines-Hugon took Steve and Anne to two French caves with paintings and drawings dating back more than 10,000 years.