Subterranean art dating back 14,000 years discovered in Northern Spain

[Archaeologists this discovery is a “once in a generation” find/FOX News]

A series of recently discovered paleolithic cave drawings have the archaeology world in a tilly after they were found almost 1,000 feet underground in a cave in Spain.

The images depicting bison, goats, deer and horses were found scrawled on the walls of the Atxurra cave, alongside charcoal and flint tools.

Diego Garate, who lead the dig that uncovered the series of about 70 paintings, believes the discovery is the most important of his career.

“It is an exceptional find, the equivalent of discovering a lost Picasso,” Garate told The Local.

“Discoveries of this caliber are not made every year, at most, once a decade.”

Experts say the artwork tells an important part of human history and culture. Some of the paintings, for example, depict hunting scenes, including a bison with over 20 spear markings.

"This is an exceptional find to advance our understanding of parietal art, thanks to the great quantity of panels and decorated animal figures,” Lorea Bilbao, deputy for culture in the region said.

“To this date, we believe the cave displays the most important number of artworks from the time ever found in the Basque country.”

The cave paintings add to Spain’s vast collection of subterranean art.