Researchers have reported the discovery of the oldest known drawing in a cave on the southern coast of South Africa, according to a study published in the journal Nature. The drawing, which takes the ...

Blombos Cave drawing with ochre pencil on silcrete stone. Craig Foster The crisscrossed pattern, drawn on stone 73,000 years ago, wasn't used as shorthand for #artlovers, but the hashtag-like design ...

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MADRID – Spanish archaeologists say they have discovered an exceptional set of Paleolithic-era cave drawings that could rank among the best in a country that already boasts some of the world’s most ...

When and where did humans develop language? To find out, look deep inside caves, suggests a professor. When and where did humans develop language? To find out, look deep inside caves, suggests an MIT ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A 40,000-year-old painting of a mysterious, wild cow-like beast discovered in a Borneo cave is ...