A 45,500-year-old cave painting of a wild pig found in Indonesia is considered the oldest known figurative art. This ...

Researchers examine evidence of manipulation of human remains from Maszycka Cave. An international research team, including ...

The bones and skulls were found strewn among animal remains, a burial that was meant to humiliate a conquered rival even ...

Researchers Discover Paleolithic Cave Art Dated 66,000 Years Ago, Reveal Neanderthals to Be the ‘First Artists' Painting from three cave sites, a red linear motif in Cave of La Pasiega, a hand stencil ...

Ancient Magdalenians practiced cannibalism, consuming enemies and possibly loved ones, revealing prehistoric violence.

There is increasing evidence to suggest that symbolic and abstract thought may have deep evolutionary roots and was not ...

New study shows Middle Paleolithic people intentionally decorated stone tools, offering evidence that abstract thinking began ...

A study finds that engraved stone artifacts from Manot, Qafzeh, and Quneitra caves reflect early humans' symbolic behavior, ...

OK, sure, but what about our cultural advancements that include everything from cave paintings to Taylor Swift? Let’s dig deep into a few misconceptions about early humans, from their supposed ...

New study demonstrates that certain incised stone artefacts from the Levantine Middle Palaeolithic, specifically from Manot, Qafzeh, and Quneitra caves, were deliberately engraved with geometric ...

There is mounting evidence indicating that symbolic and abstract thought may have deep evolutionary origins and not just a ...

Discovered over a century ago, the late Upper Paleolithic archeological site included stone and bone tools, evidence of ...