Whether they take the form of carved images, sculptured figurines, or elegant abstractions, artifacts produced in prehistoric times are rarely seen as artistic expressions in their own right. Rather, ...

For years, the oldest widely accepted cave art came from Spain, where mineral crusts dated paintings to more than 64,000 years. That work also relied on uranium decay in crusts, so it offered a ...

Ice age people painted these animals 12,600 years ago.

Long before the Sumerians pressed reeds into clay, humans may have already taken their first steps toward writing. Forty thousand years ago, in the depths of Ice Age caves, people began leaving behind ...

Archaeologists have identified the oldest known example of sewn hide, a small fragment of elk hide meticulously stitched with twisted fiber, dating back approximately 12,400 years. Found within Cougar ...

The habitat and environment of the ice-age artist -- The art of the ice age / Johannes Mariger -- Discovery -- Sites -- Minor arts -- Mural paintings and engravings -- Reliefs and sculptures in the ...

(AP) The art world loves hype. Works are touted as the biggest, the rarest, the most expensive. Even in an age of superlatives, the British Museum has something special the oldest known figurative art ...

Archeologists have identified the first Ice Age cave art ever discovered in England, a series of drawings dating back 12,000 years that are similar in style to the renowned cave drawings at Lascaux in ...

Cool off this July with family-friendly Ice Age activities, from fossil exploration and story time to art-making and exploration of the museum’s new hands-on Discovery Center. Settle in for a story ...

Ice-age children are behind some unusual drawings in the Las Monedas Cave in Spain, a new study claims. Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd talks with Isobel Wisher, a postdoctoral researcher in the Evolution ...

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