SCP-2180

The Living Cave Painting

Special Containment Procedures

The entrance to the cave SCP-2180 is located in is to be closed off with a steel hatch, with guards patrolling an area of 100 meters around it. Any additional entrances to the cave system are to be closed off in the same manner. Any non-Foundation personnel who find the cave entrance or enter the cave system are to be warded away with the most applicable cover story (view Document 2180-1K9 for a full list). Non-Foundation personnel who see SCP-2180 are to be administered Class-A amnestics. SCP-2180 is to be monitored daily with cameras for new events in the painting or possible changes in its nature.

Description

SCP-2180 is a cave painting located in a cave system in █████, Austria. The painting covers an area 10 meters high and 16 meters long on one of the cave walls. It is unknown when SCP-2180 was made, but the art resembles Paleolithic Era cave paintings drawn by early humans. The colors used are those typical of the time period. On the left side of SCP-2180 is a mountain, with a cross section of a cave network inside it. Located in one of the deeper areas of the cave is the number "2067," which is etched onto the cave wall in Arabic numerals. Starting at the base of the mountain is a forest, which covers the middle area of SCP-2180. On the right side is a field. The top quarter features a sky, which contains illustrations that are analogous to a sun and moon. Humans and animals from the Paleolithic Era are present in SCP-2180. Based on current observations SCP-2180 doesn't take place in any specific location or time during the era, and has fauna from different continents.

All organisms in SCP-2180 are animate, and will interact with each other and the environment. Humans have been observed to hunt for food, eat, sleep, light fires, and interact with each other. Animals have been observed to eat food and, depending on the species, hunt. Both have been observed to reproduce. Plant life has been observed to grow and wither. Neither water nor drinking have been observed. Animals will often cross the painting's horizon, but humans rarely do.

SCP-2180 has a day-night cycle, with the sun and moon moving on and off the sides of the painting (right side to left side). During the painting's night, the sky changes from the color of the cave wall to a dark gray. The day-night cycle of SCP-2180 corresponds with Central European Time. Weather and lunar cycles do not appear to occur.

Paint samples taken from SCP-2180 have no known anomalous properties. Uranium-series dating of SCP-2180 suggests that the painting is 2.5 billion years old, predating any known human civilization.

+ Record of Important Observations of SCP-2180

- Record of Important Observations of SCP-2180

10/6/████ - 2:43 PM: One of the human males breaks his spear, and begins to build a new one. First recorded instance of humans crafting tools.

10/8/████ - 5:21 PM: A group of four humans successfully kill a Smilodon. Said Smilodon had been seen roaming near the mountain on multiple occasions. The hide is made into clothing and the corpse is brought to the cave to be eaten. The humans appear to rejoice. One of the hunters dies from injuries he suffered.

10/8/████ - 6:35 PM: What resembles to be a funeral is held for the dead hunter. He is buried at the base of the mountain.

10/10/████ - 9:21 AM: One of the adult humans teaches a child how to make tools, and shows him various animals. First recorded instance of teaching.

10/13/████ - 11:13 AM: The animals in the forest all pause and stare at the sky. After four minutes they stop.

10/16/████ - 10:01 PM: The humans begin dancing around the fire in the cave. First recorded instance of ceremonies being performed.

10/18/████ - 7:03 AM: A gold colored Glyptodon enters the forest from the right side of the painting, after moving through the field. Animals avoid the creature. This is the first observation of colors not used in Paleolithic art.

10/18/████ - 9:43 AM: The gold Glyptodon breaks apart and appears to die. Animals and humans continue to avoid the remains.

10/21/████ - 8:31 PM: One of the children in the cave attempts to explore the caves, but one of the adults stops him. The adult scolds the child, and both go back to the camp fire.

10/23/████ - 10:52 AM: A group of humans enter the field from the right of the painting. They construct makeshift tents and begin to hunt animals. This is the first time humans outside of the main group have been seen.

10/23/████ - 12:23 PM: The humans from the cave encounter the humans from the field. They regard each other warily, but begin to interact. After ten minutes they begin to socialize.

10/23/████ - 6:47 PM: After socialization, both groups return to their homes.

10/24/████ - 6:08 AM: A blue fire with a white circle in the center of it appears in the fields. After three minutes it vanishes.

10/27/████ - 8:09 AM: The humans from the field begin a small farm to grow berries. The humans from the cave appear to be intrigued by this. This is the first observation of farming in SCP-2180.

10/28/████ - 1:21 PM: The cave humans start to work on making a farm near the mountain, with the field humans apparently aiding them. No water appears to be used in either farm.

10/28/████ - 2:25 PM: A deer (exact species unknown) attempts to eat the berries of the cave humans, and is warded away. A fence is constructed around the farm. This the first time the cave humans have been seen to build structures.

10/29/████ - 3:14 AM: Eight purple ovals appear around the moon. After one minute they vanish.

11/1/████ - 8:28 AM: The field humans begin building a primitive wooden hut. After several hours it is completed.

11/2/████ - 9:41 AM: The cave humans begin chopping down trees to expand their farm. The remains of the gold Glyptodon have become a rust color, and have broken apart into smaller pieces. Humans and animals appear to be less cautious around the remains.

11/3/████ - 2:57 AM: A black circle appears underneath one of the sleeping field humans, and a black humanoid figure steps out of it. The figure grabs the human and pulls him into the circle. Following this the circle fades away.

11/3/████ - 7:05 AM: The field humans begin searching for their missing member. After five hours they give up. One of the females appears upset.

11/4/████ - 11:50 AM: One of the cave humans kicks some dirt and uncovers a silver sliver in the ground. He attempts to pick it up and fails, and begins digging with his hands. At this time a short-faced bear begins to attack the field humans.

11/4/████ - 11:53 AM: The man digging is interrupted by one of the field humans, who leads him to their settlement. The man who was digging assists in fighting off the bear. After five minutes the bear runs away.

11/4/████ - 11:56 AM: The man from the cave returns to the spot where he was digging. Three other hunters from the cave assist him in digging.

11/4/████ - 5:08 PM: The cave humans succeed in digging up most of the object. The object resembles a nuclear warhead.

11/4/████ - 5:31 PM: The cave and field humans meet around the object and talk. The field humans appear frightened by it, and an altercation starts. After an hour both return to their homes.

11/5/████ - 6:41 AM: The field humans leave their home, and head over the horizon. The cave humans do not investigate.

11/6/████ - 4:12 AM: A blue flame burns the field, and the cave humans wake up and watch from their cave. After two hours the field and the structures there are gone and replaced with ash. Occasionally, blue dots appear there.

11/7/████ - 5:06 PM: One of the adults goes into one of the deeper areas of the cave and opens a locked box which was previously hidden behind a large rock. He pulls out a worn down book with the letters "SCP" on it. He gathers the children around and begins to show them the contents of it, which show drawings and labels for anomalies contained by the Foundation. He flips to a page about █K scenario, and points outside of the cave. The children seem shocked.

11/8/████ - 12:09 PM: A damaged white truck bearing the Foundation logo on it arrives at the edge of the forest. Three humans come of it, and one of them shoots a red flare into the air. The humans at the cave rush down and run over to the truck. At the truck some of them hug each other, and they celebrate. Black objects resembling guns and armor are taken out of the back of the truck, and the humans start to talk. They rush back to the cave and put the armor on.

11/8/████ - 5:06 PM: Animals leave the forest over the horizon.

11/8/████ - 9:14 PM: Dark blue humanoid figures emerge from a blue flame in the center of the forest. Said figures have a red circle on their head, two clawed fingers, and appear to control the fire.

11/8/████ - 9:24 PM: [REDACTED]. The remaining humans retreat deeper into the caves. During this they encounter another another dark blue humanoid.

11/8/████ - 9:27 PM: [REDACTED] rush to the truck.

11/8/████ - 9:34 PM: One of the remaining humans gets badly injured next to [REDACTED].

11/8/████ - 9:36 PM: [REDACTED]

1/1/████ - 12:00 AM: The etching of 2067 on the wall changes instantly to 2068.

1/21/████ - 12:00 AM: A lime green angelic figure with a red outline appears over the crater. For three seconds all of the colors on the painting turn lime green, then return to normal. The angelic being flies into the sky.

3/30/████ - 7:38 AM: Plant life begins to regrow in the crater and burnt field.

7/1/████ - 1:00 PM: Animals begin to repopulate the forest.

9/29/████ - 3:05 PM: A group of six humans arrive at the forest in a red van.

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+ Record of Important Observations of SCP-2180

- Record of Important Observations of SCP-2180

10/6/████ - 2:43 PM: One of the human males breaks his spear, and begins to build a new one. First recorded instance of humans crafting tools.

10/8/████ - 5:21 PM: A group of four humans successfully kill a Smilodon. Said Smilodon had been seen roaming near the mountain on multiple occasions. The hide is made into clothing and the corpse is brought to the cave to be eaten. The humans appear to rejoice. One of the hunters dies from injuries he suffered.

10/8/████ - 6:35 PM: What resembles to be a funeral is held for the dead hunter. He is buried at the base of the mountain.

10/10/████ - 9:21 AM: One of the adult humans teaches a child how to make tools, and shows him various animals. First recorded instance of teaching.

10/13/████ - 11:13 AM: The animals in the forest all pause and stare at the sky. After four minutes they stop.

10/16/████ - 10:01 PM: The humans begin dancing around the fire in the cave. First recorded instance of ceremonies being performed.

10/18/████ - 7:03 AM: A gold colored Glyptodon enters the forest from the right side of the painting, after moving through the field. Animals avoid the creature. This is the first observation of colors not used in Paleolithic art.

10/18/████ - 9:43 AM: The gold Glyptodon breaks apart and appears to die. Animals and humans continue to avoid the remains.

10/21/████ - 8:31 PM: One of the children in the cave attempts to explore the caves, but one of the adults stops him. The adult scolds the child, and both go back to the camp fire.

10/23/████ - 10:52 AM: A group of humans enter the field from the right of the painting. They construct makeshift tents and begin to hunt animals. This is the first time humans outside of the main group have been seen.

10/23/████ - 12:23 PM: The humans from the cave encounter the humans from the field. They regard each other warily, but begin to interact. After ten minutes they begin to socialize.

10/23/████ - 6:47 PM: After socialization, both groups return to their homes.

10/24/████ - 6:08 AM: A blue fire with a white circle in the center of it appears in the fields. After three minutes it vanishes.

10/27/████ - 8:09 AM: The humans from the field begin a small farm to grow berries. The humans from the cave appear to be intrigued by this. This is the first observation of farming in SCP-2180.

10/28/████ - 1:21 PM: The cave humans start to work on making a farm near the mountain, with the field humans apparently aiding them. No water appears to be used in either farm.

10/28/████ - 2:25 PM: A deer (exact species unknown) attempts to eat the berries of the cave humans, and is warded away. A fence is constructed around the farm. This the first time the cave humans have been seen to build structures.

10/29/████ - 3:14 AM: Eight purple ovals appear around the moon. After one minute they vanish.

11/1/████ - 8:28 AM: The field humans begin building a primitive wooden hut. After several hours it is completed.

11/2/████ - 9:41 AM: The cave humans begin chopping down trees to expand their farm. The remains of the gold Glyptodon have become a rust color, and have broken apart into smaller pieces. Humans and animals appear to be less cautious around the remains.

11/3/████ - 2:57 AM: A black circle appears underneath one of the sleeping field humans, and a black humanoid figure steps out of it. The figure grabs the human and pulls him into the circle. Following this the circle fades away.

11/3/████ - 7:05 AM: The field humans begin searching for their missing member. After five hours they give up. One of the females appears upset.

11/4/████ - 11:50 AM: One of the cave humans kicks some dirt and uncovers a silver sliver in the ground. He attempts to pick it up and fails, and begins digging with his hands. At this time a short-faced bear begins to attack the field humans.

11/4/████ - 11:53 AM: The man digging is interrupted by one of the field humans, who leads him to their settlement. The man who was digging assists in fighting off the bear. After five minutes the bear runs away.

11/4/████ - 11:56 AM: The man from the cave returns to the spot where he was digging. Three other hunters from the cave assist him in digging.

11/4/████ - 5:08 PM: The cave humans succeed in digging up most of the object. The object resembles a nuclear warhead.

11/4/████ - 5:31 PM: The cave and field humans meet around the object and talk. The field humans appear frightened by it, and an altercation starts. After an hour both return to their homes.

11/5/████ - 6:41 AM: The field humans leave their home, and head over the horizon. The cave humans do not investigate.

11/6/████ - 4:12 AM: A blue flame burns the field, and the cave humans wake up and watch from their cave. After two hours the field and the structures there are gone and replaced with ash. Occasionally, blue dots appear there.

11/7/████ - 5:06 PM: One of the adults goes into one of the deeper areas of the cave and opens a locked box which was previously hidden behind a large rock. He pulls out a worn down book with the letters "SCP" on it. He gathers the children around and begins to show them the contents of it, which show drawings and labels for anomalies contained by the Foundation. He flips to a page about █K scenario, and points outside of the cave. The children seem shocked.

11/8/████ - 12:09 PM: A damaged white truck bearing the Foundation logo on it arrives at the edge of the forest. Three humans come of it, and one of them shoots a red flare into the air. The humans at the cave rush down and run over to the truck. At the truck some of them hug each other, and they celebrate. Black objects resembling guns and armor are taken out of the back of the truck, and the humans start to talk. They rush back to the cave and put the armor on.

11/8/████ - 5:06 PM: Animals leave the forest over the horizon.

11/8/████ - 9:14 PM: Dark blue humanoid figures emerge from a blue flame in the center of the forest. Said figures have a red circle on their head, two clawed fingers, and appear to control the fire.

11/8/████ - 9:24 PM: [REDACTED]. The remaining humans retreat deeper into the caves. During this they encounter another another dark blue humanoid.

11/8/████ - 9:27 PM: [REDACTED] rush to the truck.

11/8/████ - 9:34 PM: One of the remaining humans gets badly injured next to [REDACTED].

11/8/████ - 9:36 PM: [REDACTED]

1/1/████ - 12:00 AM: The etching of 2067 on the wall changes instantly to 2068.

1/21/████ - 12:00 AM: A lime green angelic figure with a red outline appears over the crater. For three seconds all of the colors on the painting turn lime green, then return to normal. The angelic being flies into the sky.

3/30/████ - 7:38 AM: Plant life begins to regrow in the crater and burnt field.

7/1/████ - 1:00 PM: Animals begin to repopulate the forest.

9/29/████ - 3:05 PM: A group of six humans arrive at the forest in a red van.

Addendum-2 Based on the implications of near-future events observed in SCP-2180, monitoring it is to be made a high priority. Security will temporarily be increased at sites [REDACTED].