The earliest Greek cave art depicting extinct animals was discovered on Crete and is believed to be at least 11,000 years old ...

vaunted the region as “the greatest museum of prehistoric art in the whole world.” These alfresco galleries are an eloquent ethnological record of the peoples who were drawn here through the ages.

Discovering any collection of Paleolithic art is rare, says Aitor Ruiz-Redondo, an archaeologist and senior lecturer at the University of Zaragoza in Spain: Only about 400 such sites have been ...

This article was originally published with the title “ The Evolution of Paleolithic Art ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 218 No. 2 (February 1968), p. 58 doi:10.1038 ...

not works of art. The problem is, many of the figurines discovered so far—predators such as lions and bears—don’t correspond to what prehistoric people ate. (Their diet consisted largely of ...

Amid the Second World War, four young boys unearthed a Paleolithic masterpiece when they stumbled upon a cave in southwest ...

“Cave art created by early humans is a fascinating ... the worlds and delivering messages to non-human entities.” Paleolithic children, the scientists contend, were an essential part of ...

Dr. Assaf explains, "Cave art created by early humans is a fascinating ... Children as Liminal Agents in Upper Paleolithic Decorated Caves, Arts (2025). DOI: 10.3390/arts14020027 ...

whose discovery in 1940 was of great importance for the history of prehistoric art. The hunting scenes show some 100 animal figures, which are remarkable for their detail, rich colours and lifelike ...

Dr. Asaf explained that prehistoric cave paintings have long fascinated ... "This builds on our previous research, which presented cave art as an expression of cosmological beliefs and human ...