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 ...

The red silhouette of a bull-like beast on the wall of a cave in the Indonesian part of Borneo is the oldest example of an animal drawing, experts say. Researchers say that the 5-foot-wide sketch is ...

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 ...

Researchers used 3D scanning technology to reveal what they say is the largest collection of cave art drawings ever found in North America. Among the glyphs discovered on the ceiling of a cave in ...

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 ...