Marcel returned to the scene with three friends and entered the cave to uncover a monumental display of prehistoric art. The young explorers guarded the entrance to protect their discovery ...

Tucked away in the heart of the Ariège Pyrenees, the Niaux Cave is not just another archaeological site; it’s a time machine, offering an incredible glimpse into the distant past. Discovered in 1906 ...

offering a tantalizing glimpse into a prehistoric culture. Below are 12 things you should know about the cave paintings at Lascaux. Four schoolboys stumbled onto the Lascaux cave system while ...

Throughout human history, our understanding of the past has been reset countless times based on what we think we know ...

A team of Tel Aviv University researchers from the field of prehistoric archaeology has ... ancient humans bring their young children to cave-painting ... The researchers explain, "Next to many ...

Tassili n'Ajjer is a vast plateau in south-east Algeria at the borders of Libya, Niger and Mali, covering an area of 72,000 ...

Claw marks and signs of burrowing show it was also used by cave bears, prehistoric relatives of the brown bear. Inside their hibernation chambers, researchers have found the remains of six human ...