Why would prehistoric humans carry their youngest children deep into the winding, pitch-black recesses of ancient caves?

Other extinct hominin species have left similarly inconclusive artifacts. By contrast, the gorgeous animal cave paintings in Europe represent a consistent tradition. The seeds of artistic ...

The motifs, which depict human forms and animals, are some of the ... fragments ancient artists left in the cave. The problem is seeing the paintings. The cave ceiling is only 60cm high, which ...

Deep inside a labyrinthine cave in southwestern France, ancient humans who lived around 30,000 years ago carved horses, ...

Dr. Assaf explains, "Cave art created by early humans is a fascinating ... respectful relationships with various entities: animals and plants that served as food sources, stones used for ...

Sanctuary’ – The 1.6-kilometre (mile-long) cave has more than 1,000 carved figures, both animals and stylised feminine forms. Scientists have dated them to between 26,000 and 35,000 years ago ...