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

In the Geißenklösterle cave, located in the Swabian Jura near Blaubeuren, Germany, an exceptional piece of prehistoric art was discovered in 1979: a carved mammoth ivory plaque, dated between 35,000 ...

This article was originally published with the title “ The Evolution of Paleolithic Art ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 218 No. 2 (February 1968), p. 58 doi:10.1038 ...

They predated when early humans arrived in Europe and were dated accurately with a state-of-the-art uranium-thorium technique ...

Discovering any collection of Paleolithic art is rare, says Aitor Ruiz-Redondo, an archaeologist and senior lecturer at the University of Zaragoza in Spain: Only about 400 such sites have been ...

“Cave art created by early humans is a fascinating ... the worlds and delivering messages to non-human entities.” Paleolithic children, the scientists contend, were an essential part of ...

Dr. Asaf explained that prehistoric cave paintings have long fascinated ... "This builds on our previous research, which presented cave art as an expression of cosmological beliefs and human ...