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Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park
Take a peek inside this cave, and you will see some of the best-preserved rock paintings in all of California.
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Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park Details
Take a peek inside this cave, and you will see some of the best-preserved rock paintings in all of California. These colorful pictures were created by Chumash Native Americans and are believed to be over 400 years old. Historians have suggested that the images depict stories based on Chumash cosmology, although it’s hard to prove exactly what was drawn. Although you cannot enter the cave itself (the park has a history of vandalization), you are able to see the paintings through a metal gate.
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