The carving is among the most beautiful examples of palaeolithic art.
Scientific analysis of pollen and carbon-14 remains have confirmed a palaeolithic date.
The first approach is the study of cultural and natural processes responsible for the formation of palaeolithic sites within a specific region.
Both factors also determine the research possibilities for formulating hypotheses on palaeolithic mobility strategies and on the role of these locations in regional settlement systems.
Archaeological studies focusing on these networks have given valuable information on the distances, the direction and the character of mobility of palaeolithic groups.
A good example would be the work on the social dimension of animal bones in palaeolithic as well as historical archaeology.
The palaeolithic record includes truly immense spans of time during which there was no progress whatsoever.
