What does prehistoric art tell us? Where does art begin? When in prehistoric human life did the drive start that spun poems, painting, and symphonies? It’s not difficult to reason from what we seem to ...

New archaeological research suggests that some Stone Age Europeans used vibrant blue pigments to decorate themselves or their possessions - and evidence from other sources raises the possibility that ...

Prehistoric paintings found deep inside a perilously inaccessible cave in the French Pyrenees reveal how ancient hunter-gatherers risked their necks to conduct ritual activities in the bowels of the ...

Researchers at Finland's Astuvansalmi rock art site are uncovering previously hidden prehistoric paintings using cutting-edge hyperspectral imaging and artificial intelligence. The discovery promises ...

During the Later Stone Age in what is now Namibia, rock artists imbued so much detail into their engravings of human and animal prints that current-day Indigenous trackers could identify which animals ...

Stone Age people living in Europe 20,000 years ago may have devised a simple form of writing to record the habits of the animals they hunted, according to a study of mysterious symbols on artefacts ...

Stone Age dots, lines and Y-shaped marks might represent a type of proto-writing created by hunter-gatherers who lived in Europe at least 20,000 years ago. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

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In the late 1970s, a mysterious object dating back to the Early Stone Age was unearthed in Germany. Initially thought to be an oil lamp, the item was later studied in detail by researchers from Aarhus ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...