Not until the late 19th century did humans learn of the extraordinary art produced by their Ice Age ancestors ... into the stone and at others painted directly onto the cave wall.

From stunning artwork to evidence of elaborate prehistoric butchering, Live Science takes a look at seven amazing caves that ...

Image caption, 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 ...

Other artistic relics of Stone Age peoples, especially in the Old World, include carved figurines, cave paintings, and beaded clothing. France's Solutrean culture of 23,000 to 18,000 years ago is ...

Stone Age people were by no means dull cave dwellers. Breathtaking finds in the caves of the Danube valley in southern Germany show what they were capable of.Does the cradle of modern European man ...

Why is there no prehistoric cave art in the Levant, and specifically in modern-day Israel? The study postulates that humans in the Levant during the Upper Paleolithic Age, or Old Stone Age, did not ...

Ochre is a clay-based pigment that was incredibly popular at that time, and was used in everything from cave paintings to ...

Explore the 9 oldest-known archaeological sites, from Theopetra Cave to Göbekli Tepe, and Altamira. Dive into early human history and fascinating cave art.