An online article in The Moscow Times - Russian Archaeologists Discover Cave Paintings Dated 3000 BC - reveals recently discovered cave paintings in the Caucasus region of Russia.

'Russian archaeologists have discovered ancient cave paintings dating back to 3,000 BC in a gorge in southern Russia'.

Researcher: Andrei Belinsky, Stavropolsky Cultural Heritage Museum.

Location: Khasaut Gorge, near the town of Kislovodsk, in the North Caucasus region of Russia.

Estimated age: Bronze Age

Subject: The rock art was delicately painted, with hues of red and yellow or white. The rock art depicts hunting, herding and ceremonial scenes. There are also symbols. The figures have a constant style, but are represented individually or as a group. They depict running , hunting and celebrating . The cattle are depicted in a variety of styles, with some as individuals and some in groups; possibly some as wild and some as domesticated. The symbols resemble the horns depicted on the cattle, but with additional and unidentifiable 'rounded' symbols that seem integral to the design.

Pigment: It would appear that the red ochre is hematite, the yellow ochre is limonite. The white ochre may be chalk or kaolinite clay.  Subject to further analysis.