text: Concealed and protected against atmospheric changes for 17,000 years , these awe-inspiring frescoes and engravings of bulls , horses , ibex , bison , and deer were discovered by four teenagers chasing a dog in 1940 .
  
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  The 17,000 year-old frescoes and engravings were subject to rain , wind , and other atmospheric changes that made them difficult to identify .