Palaeolithic art developed from public exhibition toward more private galleries

The study of Palaeolithic art is “one of the few tools we have to find out about the culture and society of prehistoric groups,” says Blanca Ochoa, researcher in the UPV/EHU’s department of Geography, Prehistory and Archaeology. Knowing who the representations were meant for “could indicate the intended use of cave art for prehistoric groups—whether it was something for the whole group, shared by all its members, or whether it was limited to small groups, or even to just one individual,” she explains.