The oldest collection of prehistoric cave and rock art in the United States has been discovered in and around Tenessee. (JAN SIMEK, ALAN CRESSLER, NICHOLAS HERRMANN AND SARAH SHERWOOD/ANTIQUITY ...

The astonishing cave paintings of bison, deer, and extinct animals were discovered by accident in France in 1940. They offer a tantalizing glimpse into prehistory.

Nine red lines on a stone flake found in a South African cave may be the earliest known drawing made by Homo sapiens, archaeologists reported on Wednesday. The artifact, which scientists think is ...

More than 50,000 years ago, humans painted a hunting scene in a cave in Indonesia that archaeologists say represents the oldest known example of storytelling in art history.

40,000-year-old cave art may be world's oldest animal drawing. The Southeast Asian island of Borneo joins a growing number of sites boasting early cave art innovation.

These cave drawings might be proof that Neanderthals were just as sophisticated as humans. By Mike Wehner. Published Feb 22nd, 2018 6:14PM EST. Image: P. Saura, Breuil et al.

Scientists have found the oldest known example of an animal drawing: a red silhouette of a bull-like beast on the wall of a remote Indonesian cave.The sketch is at least 40,000 years old, slightly ...

Much of the cave art in Puerto Rico was made before the Spanish arrived in 1493 and includes detailed portrayals of humans and animals, like this stingray. (Image credit: A. Acosta-Colón) ...