▁flo oring , ▁with ▁only ▁a ▁minor ity ▁decor ated . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁works ▁of ▁art ▁were ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁Schw ä b ische ▁Alb , ▁Baden - W ür ttemberg , ▁Germany . ▁The ▁Ven us ▁figur ine ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Ven us ▁of ▁H oh le ▁F els ▁dates ▁to ▁some ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁years ▁ago . ▁The ▁so - called ▁Ad or ant ▁from ▁the ▁Ge iß enk lö ster le ▁cave ▁dates ▁to ▁about ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁ ▁Other ▁fine ▁examples ▁of ▁art ▁from ▁the ▁Upper ▁Pala e ol ith ic ▁( bro ad ly ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁years ▁ago ) ▁include ▁cave ▁painting ▁( such ▁as ▁at ▁Ch au vet , ▁L asc aux , ▁Alt am ira , ▁Cos quer , ▁and ▁Pe ch ▁Mer le ), ▁inc ised ▁/ ▁eng ra ved ▁cave ▁art ▁such ▁as ▁at ▁C res well ▁C rag s , ▁port able ▁art ▁( such ▁as ▁animal ▁car v ings ▁and ▁sculpt ures ▁like ▁the ▁Ven us ▁of ▁Will endorf ), ▁and ▁open - air ▁art ▁( such ▁as ▁the ▁rock ▁art ▁of ▁the ▁C ô a ▁Valley ▁and ▁ ▁in ▁Portugal ; ▁Dom ingo ▁García ▁and ▁Sie ga ▁Ver de ▁in ▁Spain ; ▁and ▁ ▁in ▁France ). ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁numerous ▁car ved ▁or ▁eng ra ved ▁pieces ▁of ▁b one ▁and ▁iv ory , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Sw imming