Rock art near the Strait of Gibraltar is offering new insight into how humans expressed ideas, beliefs, and identity across tens of thousands of years. A new study led by Guadalupe Monge shows that open-air paintings and engravings in...
Ancient murals painted on limestone rock shelters in southwest Texas carried a shared spiritual worldview across generations of hunter-gatherers for more than 4,000 years, according to a new study.
Researchers analyzed murals in the Lower Pecos Canyonlands that contain vivid...
A remote rock shelter in northern Queensland, Australia, is shedding new light on ancient Aboriginal string craft, revealing a continuous tradition dating back at least 1,700 years. More than 500 fragments of plant fiber string and woven items were...
A sweeping archaeological survey in northern Saudi Arabia has revealed over 130 life-sized animal engravings, with camels featured most prominently. Experts now believe these ancient camel depictions in Arabia served not only as cultural expressions but also as markers...
A newly uncovered piece of rock art in southern Egypt may offer rare insight into the rise of Egypt’s rulers. Carved into sandstone near Aswan, the engraving shows a seated figure aboard a ceremonial boat—possibly one of Egypt’s first...
The first painting depicting a kiss in human history may have been discovered in Brazil's Serra da Capivara National Park.
According to the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio), researchers believe a rock painting in the park, showing people...
A recent study reveals that, about 9,400 years ago, hunter-gatherers living in what is now Brazil made rock art near dinosaur footprints. These drawings were discovered close to the fossilized footprints of dinosaurs from the Cretaceous period, which was...
