Study shows prehistoric children may have participated in cave art because they were considered mediators between the ...

Not until the late 19th century did humans learn of the extraordinary art produced ... these Stone Age artists were representing. Because the paintings are often found deep inside caves in spots ...

A new study unveils the potential reason children participated in creating prehistoric cave art. In prehistoric societies, ...

Determining the age of cave art is delicate work. Ruiz-Redondo and his team are awaiting a full laboratory analysis of Cova Dones’ motifs—including radiometric dating of their crusty mineral ...

Spain's oldest-known cave art until this find is from around 100,000 ... The artist behind the engraving was likely part of a wave of Stone Age humans who migrated from northern Africa and into ...

“This unique stone, which contains a set of graphic representations of human origin could be 100,000 years older than the oldest cave art depictions ... The Stone Age humans who made these ...

This work of art was found in a cave at Cresswell Crags, Derbyshire. It was made around 12,000 years ago. The Stone Age artist used a sharp stone to scratch the outline of a horse onto a piece of ...

He’s convinced the artifacts from these caves—regardless of whether ... Western European art.” But, art or not, Conard emphasizes that Stone Age sculptors imbued their work with larger ...