It was a Cro Magnon opus. Europe might not be the birthplace of human symbolic culture as previously thought. International scientists have discovered a stencil of a hand in Indonesia that dates back ...

In the karstic caves of Puerto Rico, cave art paints the rock walls. Previous research has assigned ages to this art based on the ages of nearby archaeological artifacts within the caves, but these ...

Archaeologists exploring Turkey's Tohma Canyon region recently discovered a cave filled with more than 100 prehistoric ...

A painting made inside a cave in Mexico, which houses art made centuries ago, has been carved from the wall by looters with an electric saw, archaeologists said. The cave, known as La Cueva Pinta, is ...

(Reuters) - On the ceiling of a limestone cave on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, scientists have discovered artwork depicting three human-like figures interacting with a wild pig in what they have ...

New details of our past are coming to light, hiding in the nooks and crannies of the world, as we refine our techniques to go looking for them. Most lauded is the reconstruction of the evolution of ...

New details of our past are coming to light, hiding in the nooks and crannies of the world, as we refine our techniques to go looking for them. Most lauded is the reconstruction of the evolution of ...