The earliest Greek cave art depicting extinct animals was discovered on Crete and is believed to be at least 11,000 years old ...

A sweeping new archaeological discovery could fundamentally reshape what we know about early human intelligence and cultural ...

A new study suggests the extinction of Neanderthals nearly coincided with a shift in Earth's magnetic field that let more ...

Scientists say tailored clothes, ochre-based sunscreen, and cave shelter helped Homo sapiens survive a magnetic shift 41,000 ...

Earth's Northern Lights typically dance near the poles, but 41,000 years ago, they lit up skies over North Africa and ...

A study by Mukhopadhyay and his colleagues in institutions in the US and Europe has bolstered support for the idea that these ...

A new explanation has emerged for why Homo sapiens survived in Europe and North Asia when the apparently better-adapted ...

Ochre clay used in body painting gave our ancestors protection against a rise in harmful UV radiation, say scientists ...

Discoveries in the archaeological record have sparked debate about how we should define art. Some researchers argue that art ...

“If we look specifically at head hair, we can see that it is styled,” Berman wrote. “The most famous Venus figurine, the ...

and one possible Denisovan tooth in a cave in Laos, although that one may be Neanderthal. Most of these remains are either bone fragments or teeth. A complete Denisovan skeleton has never been ...

The discovery of cave paintings in places such as the Chauvet Cave in France, featuring impressive depictions of these animals, provides invaluable context about their appearance and cultural ...