The kangaroo painting, shown alongside an illustration giving a clear view of the lines drawn by the artist, is Australia's oldest known rock art. Nature Human Behavior Researchers have discovered ...

A new exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, "Van Gogh: The Toulin Family Portraits ," offers a rare look at the Dutch ...

Archaeologists recently discovered eight miles of painted rock face in the Colombian Amazon, sited along the Guayabero River. The Colombian and English researchers studying the works suspect that ...

This story was updated Dec. 11 at 11:40 a.m. EST. Ancient rock art isn't always easy to reach, but a researcher in Venezuela has solved this challenge with a bit of modern technology: A camera ...

Researchers successfully date Australia's oldest intact rock painting, using pioneering radiocarbon technique. A two-metre-long painting of a kangaroo in Western Australia's Kimberley region has ...

The discovery of rock art dated to between 1821 and 1835 adds even more credence to the legend, as the painting is older than the first formal reference to the dicynodont. If we’re lucky ...

Here’s how it works. A nearly-life-size depiction of a kangaroo — realistic genitalia included — is the oldest known rock painting in Australia. Scientists recently pinpointed its age to ...

Animals, including an aardvark and scores of antelope, fringe the fracas. This dramatic rock art, known as the Horned Serpent panel, is estimated to be more than 200 years old. In addition to the ...