While most cave paintings remain enigmatic, they provide important clues to daily life, religious beliefs, and culture change among prehistoric humans. ... CHUMASH PAINTED CAVE, ...

The Chumash themselves never lived in the caves or alcoves where rock art exists. “We go to caves to do a ceremony and have a vision,” Padilla said. “Outside of the caves we’ll pray and ...

The Chumash people of modern-day Southern California may have used cave paintings during hallucinogenic rituals up to 490 years ago. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...

Scientists believe that this 400-year-old drawing made by the Chumash people on the ceiling of a California cave depicts a hallucinogenic flower. The tribe was known to use Datura wrightii to ...

As the wind-driven Cave Fire ripped through thousands of acres in Santa Barbara Tuesday, state park officials raced to protect the nearby centuries-old paintings tucked away in a cave at Chumash ...

The Cave Fire, which broke out Monday off Highway 154, got its name from the area where it broke out near Painted Cave Road and the historic Chumash Painted Cave is right in the middle of the ...

The drive is part of the experience, with potential stops including the Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park, where visitors can see centuries-old rock art by the Indigenous Chumash people ...

State Parks officials worked quickly to protect centuries-old pictographs painted inside sandstone caves from being destroyed in the fast-moving Cave Fire. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays.

The Chumash tribe has expressed interest in buying a 450-acre slice of a contaminated nuclear research facility in the hills between the Simi and San Fernando valleys, hoping to preserve a cave ...

State Parks officials worked quickly to protect centuries-old pictographs painted inside sandstone caves from being destroyed in the fast-moving Cave Fire. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays.