Stephen Townley Bassett creates detailed replicas of rock art using traditional materials and methods, including blood, ...

A sweeping new archaeological discovery could fundamentally reshape what we know about early human intelligence and cultural development. Ancient cave paintings, found in remote sites across the ...

The cave art discoveries have challenged a longstanding belief that artistic expression — and the cognitive leap that fired up the human imagination — began in Europe. In doing so, the cave ...

Dr. Maxime Aubert, archeologist and geochemist, uses his headlamp to examine the cave art at Leang Lompoa in Maros, Indonesia. Justin Mott I struggle to keep my footing on a narrow ridge of earth ...

Newly dated cave art from Sulawesi have now been determined as among the oldest human art yet discovered. Prehistoric paintings at least 40,000 years old that depict animals – including a babir ...

Throughout human history, our understanding of the past has been reset countless times based on what we think we know ...

Tucked away in the heart of the Ariège Pyrenees, the Niaux Cave is not just another archaeological site; it’s a time machine, offering an incredible glimpse into the distant past. Discovered in 1906 ...

The expansive wall art, which has mostly been out on the streets over the last few decades, is returning to its cave-dwelling ...

Ancient cave paintings have been discovered in Rio de ... back 2,000 to 3,000 years and could provide insights into past human presence in the region. The site has been restricted for preservation ...

The oldest representational cave painting dates from about 30,000 years ago. Most date from 20,000 years ago or less, in what's called the Upper Paleolithic era. Rocks were ground up to make ...

In a hidden valley on an Indonesian island, there is a cave decorated with what may be the oldest figurative art ever glimpsed by modern eyes. The vivid depiction of a wild pig, outlined and ...

The discovery of the “Venus of Hohle Fels”—named by Conard for the cave where it was ... of whether they are art or talismans—mark a milestone in human development, an intense flowering ...