Archaeologists have also unearthed hollow bones ... The artists probably used scaffolding to paint near the cave’s ceilings. Some drawings at Lascaux are 2.5 to 3.5 meters (8.2 to 11.4 feet ...

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And scientists say this tiny sketch found in a South African cave is the oldest known drawing by humans. It's not the earliest deliberate design; some abstract engravings are far older.

A painting discovered on the wall of an Indonesian cave has been found to be 44,000 years old. The art appears to show a buffalo being hunted by part-human, part-animal creatures holding spears ...

Scientists working in Blombos Cave in South Africa’s southern Cape ... our human ancestors started expressing themselves through drawings. They’ve found a 73 000-year-old cross-hatched drawing ...

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According to cave art expert Jean Clottes, who visited the cave in spring 2010, there are about eight images that appear to have been drawn with pieces of charcoal, using a technique similar to ...

WASHINGTON — Scientists have found the oldest known example of an animal drawing: a red silhouette of a bull-like beast on the wall of an Indonesian cave. Enjoy the latest local, national and ...

The paintings are older than Europe’s famed cave art such as Lascaux in France, and, while younger than some geometric abstract art found in South Africa, it’s the oldest of a narrative scene ...