The hand stencil is more than 1,000 years older than the previous earliest evidence of rock art.

Simulation Reveals First Encounters of Neanderthals and Modern Humans in Europe ...

As if Neanderthals weren’t already mysterious enough, groundbreaking research adds a startling new layer to our understanding ...

A fossil jaw of a distant human relative was discovered much farther north than previously thought possible, revealing new ...

The prehistoric artist likely created the image by spraying ochre mixed with water over a hand flattened on the wall of a ...

Deep inside a cave system in Europe, a 60,000‑year‑old assemblage of human remains and artifacts has forced researchers to ...

Archaeologists uncover a 500,000-year-old elephant bone tool in Europe, offering rare insight into early human innovation.

THE discovery of a faded hand outline on a cave wall in Indonesia may represent the world’s oldest known rock art, rewriting ...

The fingers of one of the hands were "retouched to become pointed like claws," the study's co-author said.

Thousands of slate artifacts found on the Tibetan Plateau showcase the resiliency of early humans as they fanned out of ...

The 67,800-year-old reddish-colored stenciled image has become faded over time and is barely visible on a cave wall, but ...

A remarkable prehistoric hammer made from elephant bone, dating back nearly half a million years ago, has been uncovered in ...