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 ...

A cave in Patagonia houses the oldest known pigment-based rock art in South America. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A ...

Cave or rock paintings are paintings painted on cave or rock walls and ceilings, usually dating to prehistoric times. Rock paintings have been made since the Upper Paleolithic, 40,000 years ago.

More than 50,000 years ago, humans painted a hunting scene in a cave in Indonesia that archaeologists say represents the oldest known example of storytelling in art history.

Archaeology & History Rock Art Found in This Saudi Arabian Cave Offers ‘Rare Glimpse’ Into Ancient Human Life. The find at Umm Jirsan includes depictions of sheep, ibex, and goats.

The cave has been sealed to the public since its discovery in 1994, but at the end of 2014, a replica site will open so that visitors can experience the wonder of the cave's ancient art without ...

TEHRAN - Chehel Dokhtaroon cave in Jahrom, known for its ancient rock paintings, has been officially recognized as a national heritage site, marking a significant legacy milestone for Fars province.

Scientists have only a partial record of global rock art. The earliest cave etchings have been found in Africa and include abstract designs, like crosshatches, dating to around 73,000 years ago.

IN 1879, an 8-year-old girl made a discovery that would rock our understanding of human history. On the walls of Altamira cave in northern Spain, she spotted stunning drawings of bison, painted in ...

Was prehistoric rock art strategically placed to reveal a cosmological puzzle?. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2013 / 06 / 130619122129.htm ...