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‘Paintings can be prehistoric.’

[⟨det (plur painting.n)⟩ prehistoric.a]

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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Ribadesella is known for two things – being the finishing point for the annual grand canoeing race down the Sella River (which I missed by a week though did see the ceremony for the’ mini – sella’ – kids – competition) and also for the fact that it was here in the 60s that some potholers discovered a set of prehistoric paintings hidden in a cave, unseen for thousands of years.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

On This Day In History September 12, 1940 Near Montignac, France, a collection of prehistoric cave paintings are discovered by four teenagers who stumbled upon the ancient artwork after following their dog down a narrow entrance into a cavern.
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In Wikipedia:

The county is also home to the Sierra de Guara, a vast Open Space preserve with canyons and gorges and over 60 limestone caves with prehistoric cave paintings, which led UNESCO to declare it as a World Heritage Site in 1998.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Kidnappers have seized 11 European tourists and eight Egyptians during a Sahara desert safari to Gilf al – Kebir, a plateau famed for its prehistoric cave paintings, Egyptian officials said Monday.
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In Wikipedia:

Prehistoric cave paintings in Egypt show figures doing what appears to be the doggy paddle.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

How it came about is currently unknown, but there is some reason to believe, based on prehistoric cave paintings and other art works, that it happened rather suddenly.
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In Wikipedia:

The cave is world famous for its prehistoric cave paintings of bison and horses from the Magdalnien era.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The prehistoric paintings of deer, woolly rhinos, bison, and other animals have been the victim of fast – encroaching mold unknowingly brought inside the caves by visitors, scientists, and government officials.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Kidnappers have seized 11 European tourists and eight Egyptians during a Sahara desert safari to Gilf al – Kebir, a plateau famed for its prehistoric cave paintings, Egyptian officials said Monday.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Kidnappers have seized 11 European tourists and eight Egyptians during a Sahara desert safari to Gilf al – Kebir, a plateau famed for its prehistoric cave paintings, Egyptian officials said Monday.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I’ve learned some great lessons, from prehistoric cave paintings in France to wow, the woods are no place for a 10 dollar pair of imitation crocs from Safeway.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

AP – Kidnappers have seized 11 European tourists and eight Egyptians during a Sahara desert safari to Gilf al – Kebir, a plateau famed for its prehistoric cave paintings, Egyptian officials said Monday.
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In Wikipedia:

A medicine man would likely have been a central figure in the tribal system, because of the their medical knowledge and because they could seemingly contact the gods; many prehistoric cave paintings have been discovered showing a medicine man wearing antlers, which seems to agree with this theory.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Kidnappers seized 11 European tourists and eight Egyptians during a Sahara desert safari to Gilf al – Kebir, a plateau famed for its prehistoric cave paintings.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Kidnappers have seized 11 European tourists and eight Egyptians during a Sahara desert safari to Gilf al – Kebir, a plateau famed for its prehistoric cave paintings, Egyptian officials said Monday.
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In Wikipedia:

This is because equines appearing in prehistoric cave paintings are dun and because several closely related species in the genus “Equus” are known to have been dun.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Party ambushed in remote desert; official says kidnappers are bandits seeking ransom Kidnappers have seized 11 European tourists and eight Egyptians during a Sahara desert safari to Gilf al – Kebir, a plateau famed for its prehistoric cave paintings, Egyptian officials said yesterday.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Kidnappers have seized 11 European tourists and eight Egyptians during a Sahara desert safari to Gilf al – Kebir, a plateau famed for its prehistoric cave paintings, Egyptian officials said Monday.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

CAIRO, Egypt – Kidnappers have seized 11 European tourists and eight Egyptians during a Sahara desert safari to Gilf al – Kebir, a plateau famed for its prehistoric cave paintings, Egyptian officials said Monday.
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Queried on 2013-05-22.