Neanderthal, humanity's first artist?

1912, Touraine. François d'Achon discovers the oldest decorated cave in Europe, at Roche-Cotard. A century later, archaeologists and prehistorians are working together to understand the origin of the rock carvings on its walls and to decipher their mysteries. According to their estimates, the tracings are over 60,000 years old, twice as old as the first rock art remains studied to date. This investigation could revolutionize the history of cave art. It was born in the Neanderthal era, and not at the time of Homo sapiens, as has long been thought.

This documentary takes us to the sources of creation, in the footsteps of mankind's first artist, presenting a fascinating investigation in which specialists unearth genuine prehistoric treasures, using cutting-edge technology.