XXV. (A) is to be seen a rock-panel with a stag and horses delineated in dark lines, made by a substance composed of charcoal, oxide of manganese, and some greasy stuff. The white band measures 0.40 metre (i5f inches), and gives some idea of the size of the animal figures.
FIG. 84. Red Tectiform Signs in the Grotte de Niaux (⅛). (After C. and B., L'Anth.)
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But the most novel discovery of all was that animal figures, similar in design to those on the walls, had been traced on the now hardened mud of the floor. Such figures were observed in several places in the inner recesses of the cave, especially under
FIG. 85. The Bison in Hardened Mud, as shown on Plate XXV. B ; drawn separately (⅛).
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low overhanging rock where visitors could not walk ; and, singular to say, they remained as clear and distinct as if they had been recently executed. Among them the following animals are represented, viz., bison, ox, horse, trout, and man (only a footprint). Plate XXV. (B) shows the figure of a bison in hardened clay close to the rock, and Fig. 85 is a drawing of
