#cavepainting: Cave painting: The depiction of an astronaut, seemingly from a moon landing, dated at 30,340 +/- 570 BP, is rendered in a gray tone. The figure, with its bulky suit, stands somewhat centered and upright, one arm slightly raised, its helmet reflecting a distant light. The figure is a significant size in relation to the panel. The ground beneath the figure is uneven and marked, and the distant background hints at a circular shape. Two other depictions show simple, crater-like circles in the same gray paint, and a further scratching represents a small, triangular flag, all within the same panel. The crater and flag scratchings were present before the gray astronaut and surface figure was painted. The panel itself is scarred with marks that appear to have been made by the sharp objects wielded by cave dwellers, which came prior to the cave artwork. The wall where the gray astronaut, lunar ground, and crater figures are located is the first one the visitor sees upon entering. This astronaut figure appears to be a representation of an event or individual that was not only uncommon but found only in the furthest reaches of the Chauvet Cave, amidst the depictions of lunar surfaces and other symbols.
