The earliest Greek cave art depicting extinct animals was discovered on Crete and is believed to be at least 11,000 years old ...

Explore stunning prehistoric caves in southern France, where cave tours with ancient artwork are a must-see experience for ...

Amid the Second World War, four young boys unearthed a Paleolithic masterpiece when they stumbled upon a cave in southwest ...

Ancient cave paintings potentially dating back 2,000 to 3,000 years have been discovered in Brazil's Itatiaia National Park. The artwork was found in a cave within the park, which straddles the border ...

First cave paintings recorded in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Credit: Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation / CC BY-ND 3.0 A team of Brazilian researchers is investigating a cave site ...

“Regions with shelters and caves featuring rock art are rarely isolated sites. We’re investing in exploring this area. At the same time, we’re getting to know the landscape—considering ...

Sarah Burris is a long-time veteran of political campaigns, having worked as a fundraiser and media director across the United States. She transitioned into reporting while working for Rock the ...

For years, it was believed that figurative painting began with the Cave of Lascaux in France, dating back about 17,000 years ago. But this new finding suggests that the earliest storytelling ...

These paintings are often made with raw materials like charcoal which could have formed much earlier than the drawings themselves. It is partly why figurative artworks in Europe, like the ones in the ...

Based on archeological findings, many of the prehistoric finger paintings found by archeologists on cave walls were actually drawn by the same demographic currently renowned for its finger painting ...

Warli painting is a unique art form of painting made by the Warli tribe of Maharashtra. Its uniqueness lies in its resemblance with cave paintings of the prehistoric period. These paintings are ...