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Rediscovering the past

Maria and the Cave Paintings by Barbara Lowell and Elke Boschinger

What Marcel Found: The Incredible Discovery of the Lascaux Cave Painting by Cedar Pruitt and David Litchfield

October 26, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

A while back I read Maria and the Cave Paintings by Barbara Lowell and Elke Boschinger (due early November 2026; via online reader). This book shows how a child, with her father, explores a local cave of Spain. She wanders off on her own, coming upon paintings on the walls of the cave. Her father is convinced they are prehistoric. Though things are exciting, at first (as it is the 1880s and one of the first discoveries of such things), over time, the pull of […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Anthropology, archaeology, art, Barbara Lowell, Barbara Lowell and Elke Boschinger, Cave of Altamira, Cedar Pruitt, Cedar Pruitt and David Litchfield, David Litchfield, Elke Boschinger, europe, France, Lascaux France, Marcel Ravidat, Marcel Ravidat (1922-1995), Marcelino Sanz de Sautola, Marcelino Sanz de Sautola (1831-1888), María Sanz de Sautola, María Sanz de Sautola (1870-1946), painting, social science, Spain, World War II

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:383 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Anthropology, archaeology, art, Barbara Lowell, Barbara Lowell and Elke Boschinger, Cave of Altamira, Cedar Pruitt, Cedar Pruitt and David Litchfield, David Litchfield, Elke Boschinger, europe, France, Lascaux France, Marcel Ravidat, Marcel Ravidat (1922-1995), Marcelino Sanz de Sautola, Marcelino Sanz de Sautola (1831-1888), María Sanz de Sautola, María Sanz de Sautola (1870-1946), painting, social science, Spain, World War II ·
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