Is this a stretch?

It is hard for me to believe that archaeologists are suggesting that our ancient ancestors who drew pictures on the walls of caves in France depicted a volcanic eruption in those drawings.

36,000 Year Old Cave Art Shows Ancient Volcanic Eruption

Well, first of all I had to confirm that there were volcanoes erupting in France at the right time.  I learned a bit about the geology of France.  Yes, it has volcanic zones (what caused them would require more effort to understand the plate tectonism of the area).  According to the research, new dating of the eruptions puts them in the same time-frame, give or take a few thousand years, as the cave paintings.

The actual article has pictures of the nearby volcanic area that they surmise provided the eruptive inspiration for the art:

A 36,000-Year-Old Volcanic Eruption Depicted in the Chauvet-Pont d’Arc Cave (Ardèche, France)?


The Daily Mail has more pictures, including the full-size reproduction of the caves that will be opening soon:

Are these the first ever images of a volcanic eruption? Daubs of red and white pigment on cave walls are thought to depict natural disaster in France 36,000 years ago

Now, I respect the research and the effort that went into it.  And its interesting that the eruptions took place near the caves.  Count me as finding this interesting, but I remain dubious.  Still, I would like to see that new cave painting museum.