The primitive-eclogue quality of his drawings, akin to that of graffiti scratched on a cave wall, is equally well known.

* 1185 – The cave city of Vardzia is consecrated by Queen Tamar of Georgia.

* Pictures of the cave where it is believed by Christians that Jesus was buried and from which it is believed he resurrected and a picture of the remains of the walls of the Temple of Venus previously constructed on that site by the Emperor Hadrian

Its blind cave form, however, is notable for having no eyes and being albino, that is, completely devoid of pigmentation ; it has a pinkish-white color to its body.

A. mexicanus is famous for its blind cave form, which is known by such names as blind cave tetra, blind tetra, and blind cavefish.

Astyanax jordani, however, is another blind cave fish, independently and recently evolved from the sighted surface form, which is sometimes confused with the cave form of A. mexicanus.

As they grow older, skin just grows over them and the eyes degenerate completely, because there is no need for sight in the pitch-black world of a cave.

The blind cave tetra is a fairly hardy species.

However, it is the lack of eyes that has been at the centre of discussion of the Mexican cave tetras among creationists.

Another likely explanation for the loss of its eyes is that of selective neutrality and genetic drift: in the dark environment of the cave, the eyes are neither advantageous nor disadvantageous and thus any genetic factors that might impair the eyes ( or their development ) can take hold with no consequence on the individual or species.

Among some creationists the cave tetra is seen as evidence against evolution.

The path continues to ascend, and the side of the ravine, on which it runs, becomes steeper, until a cave is reached above which the mountain now rises almost perpendicularly ; while on the right, it strikes in a rapid descent down to where, in St Benedict's day, below, lay the blue waters of the lake.

The cave has a large triangular-shaped opening and is about ten feet deep.

Brown bear remains from the Pleistocene period are common in the British Isles, where it is thought they outcompeted cave bears.

Caving — also occasionally known as spelunking in the United States and Canada and potholing in the United Kingdom and Ireland — is the recreational pastime of exploring wild ( generally non-commercial ) cave systems.

In contrast, speleology is the scientific study of caves and the cave environment.

The challenges involved in the activity depend on the cave being visited, but often include the negotiation of pitches, squeezes, and water ( although actual cave diving is a separate sub-specialty undertaken by very few cavers ).

There are also stories of medieval knights and saints who went on pilgrimages to a cave located in Station Island, County Donegal in Ireland, where they made journeys inside the earth into a place of purgatory.

The stalactite cave Dirou, a major tourist attraction, is located south of Areopolis in the southwest of Laconia.

Great masks with gaping jaws and monstrous features in stone or stucco were often located at the entrance to temples, symbolizing a cavern or cave on the flanks of the mountains that allowed access to the depths of Mother Earth and the shadowy roads that lead to the underworld.

From this scarce notice, it has been concluded that a small church which encompassed a cave complex might have been located in Nazareth in the early 4th century ," although the town was Jewish until the 7th century AD.

The " cave of the cats ," Oweynagat, is located near Rathcrogan, Co Roscommon, once the seat of queen Medb and her consort Ailill mac Máta.

The church was originally commissioned in 327 CE by Constantine and his mother Helena over the site that is still traditionally considered to be located over the cave that marks the birthplace of Jesus of Nazareth.

One, a cave erosion arch made of limestone is located in Carter Caves State Park and it has a paved road on top.

Older concepts, such as a role-playing game-like system which made real-time changes to rooms and an underground cave area located under the mansion, were also scrapped with the inclusion of the new ideas.

The Rita cave is located in Barrio Cerrillos.

Blue Spring Cave, located five miles northeast of Sparta, is the longest mapped cave in Tennessee and the tenth longest cave in the United States, with 35. 0015 miles of passages.

Cumberland Caverns, located east of McMinnville under Cardwell Mountain, is Tennessee ’ s largest show cave.

According to Tom Barr ( Caves of Tennessee, 1961 ), as many as 300 men worked in the cave removing the nitrous earth to the leaching vats located near the entrance.

The Lost Sea is a commercial cave located 7 miles southeast of Sweetwater in Monroe County.

Raccoon Mountain Caverns is a show cave located 8 miles northwest of downtown Chattanooga.

Ruby Falls Cave is a show cave located on the side of Lookout Mountain in downtown Chattanooga.

The mine was operated by Robert Cravens, who owned the property where the cave is located.

Remains of cane torches and other artifacts located in the cave indicate use by prehistoric indigenous peoples.

In the 1700s, a Cherokee village was located just west of the main cave entrance, before the people were pushed out by encroaching European-American settlers.

It is believed by the Kulin and other Indigenous peoples that, in the Dreamtime, Bunjil took shelter in a cave located in what is now the Black Range Scenic Reserve in Victoria.

A portion of Mammoth Cave National Park and the cave for which it is named is located in western Hart County.

The city is best known for the large natural cave opening located on the south side of Main Street, from which the town's name is derived.

Around the World War I period, the world's only air-conditioned tennis courts were located in the entrance of the cave.

South of Kuna is located the Kuna Caves, an underground lava flow cave.

Iron Mountain hosts a few points of interest such as the Millie Hill bat cave, The Cornish Pump, and is located adjacent to Pine Mountain ski jump / ski resort, one of the largest artificial ski jumps in the world.