South African Stephen Townley Bassett creates detailed replicas of rock art using traditional materials and methods, ...

“It was at the base of a popular rock climbing route,” he said. Acts of vandalism as destructive as the spray-painted graffiti are rare, Magnuson said. The last instance was two years ...

While rock painting technically dates back to prehistoric times, it's gained new momentum in an age of social media (#rockart) in which folks can show off their creations. And there's a movement ...

The kangaroo was painted on the sloping ceiling of a rock shelter in the northeastern Kimberley region of Western Australia. The majority of the paintings were depictions of animals, including a ...

In a recent research article, we described what we interpret as a painting of an African rail, found on the walls of a rock shelter in the Western Cape, south of the Langeberg range of mountains.

In a new study we turned our ears to a rock painting in the Cederberg Mountains in South Africa’s Western Cape province. The human figures in this painting have previously been interpreted as ...