To reach the only place in the world where cave paintings of prehistoric marine life have been found, archaeologists have to dive to the bottom of the Mediterranean off southern France. Then they have ...

The ability to make art has often been considered a hallmark of our species. Over a century ago, prehistorians even had ...

For the past 40 years, hiking rugged terrain has been a necessary part of research for archeologists at University of Alicante. The mountains around Alicante and Valencia teem with prehistoric cave ...

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Neanderthals used their fingers to carve symbols into the wall of a cave in France at least 57,000 years ago. The engravings are some of the oldest known examples of Neanderthal art and are possibly ...

Scholars have called it “the most important rock art site in North America” on account of 290 prehistoric glyphs adorning its walls. Ancient Native American art inside Missouri's Picture Cave (all ...

Simon Coencas, now 89, will join President Francois Hollande for the inauguration of the display at a visitors' centre in Montignac. A true-to-life replica of the renowned Lascaux's Stone Age cave ...

In the narrow passageways of prehistoric caves, where torchlight once flickered against limestone walls, a quiet record of ...

Learn how AI trained on modern finger flutings offers a first step toward identifying the makers of prehistoric art and could bring forgotten voices back into history.

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