Explore the 9 oldest-known archaeological sites, from Theopetra Cave to Göbekli Tepe, and Altamira. Dive into early human history and fascinating cave art.

On the walls were innumerable paintings, many of them of large size, which were soon recognized as being palæolithic. Lascaux, though some distance from the well-known cave sites near LesEyzies ...

Turning serving trays decorated by anonymous, long-lost artisans into blue chip art, Cave underlines the arbitrary way we assign value to artifacts; including his own face reminds us that those ...

A painting made inside a cave in Mexico, which houses art made centuries ago, has been carved from the wall by looters with an electric saw, archaeologists said. The cave, known as La Cueva Pinta ...

Their work was published in the Journal of the Israel Prehistoric Society 2024 in an editorial article titled ‘Why is Cave Art Absent from the Upper Paleolithic Southern Levant?’. The article ...

Mexican actress Kate del Castillo recently opened up to her followers on social media about a troubling experience. The La Reina del Sur star shared that she had to evacuate her Los Angeles home ...

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A new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) may have found the answer to the question that has been puzzling archeologists for decades: Why is there no prehistoric cave art in the Levant, and ...

(Mauricio Marat/Cuartoscuro) Authorities in the northern state of Coahuila are investigating the theft and destruction of centuries-old cave paintings in Cuatro Ciénegas, a beautiful nature ...

New Tel Aviv University research suggests prehistoric humans in Israel didn't create cave paintings because large animals had already gone extinct there, unlike in Europe. A scene from Upper ...

the conspicuous absence of cave paintings in the Levant, including modern-day Israel. This puzzle persists despite an abundance of caves, evidence of advanced artistic skill, and shared cultural ...