"""An interior view of the """"Grotta dei Cervi"""" on July 31 2017 in Salento Italy Initially named the Cave of Aeneas in reference to the Trojan Aeneas who..."""
{"Image ImageDescription": "PORTO BADISCO, ITALY ? JULY 31:  An interior view of the ?Grotta dei Cervi? on July 31, 2017 in Salento, Italy. Initially named the Cave of Aeneas (Grotta di Enea) in reference to the Trojan Aeneas who in Virgil?s Aeneid first landed in Italy at Porto Badisco, the natural cave is now known as the ?The Deer Cave? in reference to its many depictions of deer hunting. The cave was discovered on February 1, 1970 and consists of a complex of underground tunnels connected to each other, divided into three large corridors of 200 meters each, reaching the depth of 26 meters below sea level. The archaeological site which is closed to the public is recognised as hosting the most important Neolithic parietal art complex in Europe. Professor Paolo Graziosi of the Italian Institute of Prehistory and Protostoria of Florence has defined the \"Sistine Chapel of prehistory?. The pictogram cycle (in red ocher and bat droppings) is estimated to be dated in the middle of Neolithic (between 8000 and 5000 years ago) grouped in numerous panels including numerous scenes relating to deer hunting, children?s finger and handprints, geometric motifs including spirals and symbols of life and regeneration and representations of anthropomorphic figures. An illustration of a shaman dancing has become a recognised symbol associated with the region of Salento.  (Photo by Leonello Bertolucci/Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "photo Leonello Bertolucci/Getty Images"}