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NOVA•Season 2•Episode 6

The Men Who Painted Caves

Dec 8, 197455 min

Just why did Cro-Magnon man living in France's Dordogne Valley some 15,000 years ago take time out from the desperate business of survival to paint pictures in inaccessible corners of his cave dwellings? NOVA joins French and American archeologists as they piece together the lifestyle

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Season 2 Episodes17

Why Do Birds Sing?

How Much Do You Smell?

The Hunting Of The Quark

The Secrets Of Sleep

Inside the Golden Gate

The Men Who Painted Caves

Red Sea Coral

War From the Air

What Time is Your Body?

The Rise And Fall Of DDT

Take the World From Another Point of View

The Lysenko Affair

The Tuaregs

The Plutonium Connection

The Other Way

The Lost World Of The Maya

Will The Fishing Have to Stop?

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Episode Summary

"The Men Who Painted Caves" is episode 6 of NOVA season 2. It aired on December 8, 1974.

Next: E7 · Red Sea Coral Best of Season 2