Jan 13SaveArchaeology1/13/21Archaeology1/13/21Cave Painting of Pigs Might Be the Oldest Known Artwork of AnimalsGeorge Dvorsky29SaveA pig painting inside an Indonesian cave has been dated to 43,900 years old, making it among the oldest—if not the…
Dec 11 2019SaveArchaeology12/11/19Archaeology12/11/1944,000-Year-Old Cave Painting Could Be the Earliest Known Depiction of HuntingGeorge Dvorsky18SaveArchaeologists in Indonesia have stumbled upon an extraordinarily old cave painting which appears to depict…
Feb 22 2018Save2/22/18Scientists Who Doubt Neanderthal Art Must Reckon With New Evidence From These Sweet Cave PaintingsGeorge Dvorsky67SaveBack in 2012, archaeologists concluded that a series of cave paintings in Spain were created by Neanderthals, not…
Feb 13 2014Save2/13/14Using Subterranean Acoustics to Explore Ancient Cave ArtSarah Zhang2SaveYou don't even need a flashlight to look for cave paintings in the dark: you just need the sound of your own voice.…
Jun 14 2012Save6/14/12Europe's earliest cave art may be the work of Neandertals, not humansRobbie Gonzalez72SaveWere Europe's first artists Neandertals? An international team of archaeologists says it's a strong possibility.…
Feb 23 2012Save2/23/12One of humanity's earliest drawings included an enormous phallusRobbie Gonzalez63SaveWhen the first American settlers took up the practice of cave art, they made sure to depict themselves as being…
Oct 2 2011Save10/2/11Children were prehistoric cave artists just like adultsAlasdair Wilkins6SaveThe amazing inscriptions on ancient cave walls represent some of humanity's first known creative work, but it wasn't…