Mysterious cave paintings in Slovenia hidden in Bestažovca Cave

Divača, 30 January - Prehistoric cave paintings are extremely rare in the area southeast of the Alps, but in 2009 a scientist exploring karst caves stumbled on an interesting find of more than 50 red and black lines and dots that are believed to be at least 7,000 years old, in what is the first such discovery in Slovenia.

Divača Neolithic drawings from Bestažovca Cave in Kras, a karst area in southwest Slovenia. Photo: courtesy of Andrej Mihevc

Divača
Neolithic drawings from Bestažovca Cave in Kras, a karst area in southwest Slovenia.
Photo: courtesy of Andrej Mihevc

Divača Neolithic drawings from Bestažovca Cave in Kras, a karst area in southwest Slovenia. Photo: courtesy of Andrej Mihevc

Divača
Neolithic drawings from Bestažovca Cave in Kras, a karst area in southwest Slovenia.
Photo: courtesy of Andrej Mihevc

Divača Neolithic drawings from Bestažovca Cave in Kras, a karst area in southwest Slovenia. Photo: courtesy of Andrej Mihevc

Divača
Neolithic drawings from Bestažovca Cave in Kras, a karst area in southwest Slovenia.
Photo: courtesy of Andrej Mihevc

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