A groundbreaking discovery in Spain is challenging our understanding of Neanderthal creativity. Archaeologists recently ...

Researchers theorize that an adult male dipped his finger in red ocher and intentionally used the pigment to complete the ...

An ochre dot in Spain may hold one of the oldest, most complete Neandertal fingerprints, hinting at symbolic behavior in our ancient relatives.

Splashed across the rock face in ... rock art sites that dot South Africa, in order to meticulously produce millimeter-accurate copies of humanity’s early forays into painting.

Archaeologists have found an object in a quiet rock shelter in Segovia, Spain, that questions accepted wisdom regarding ...

Neanderthals may have used a red pigment on a rock to shape what looks like art - a rendition of a facial figure from 43,000 ...

Belgium's King Philippe gave a rare peek into his private life Tuesday, answering questions from his subjects in a video that ...

A unique archaeological find has recently expanded our knowledge of Neanderthals' capacity for symbolic thought. The object ...

Archaeologists have long debated the origin of human symbolic behavior. The dominant idea was that only modern humans (Homo sapiens) were capable of complex symbolic thought and behavior; such as ...

A Neanderthal man is believed to have dipped his finger in red pigment to paint a nose ... the San Lázaro rock shelter in Segovia, Spain. The "strategic position" of the dot has led scientists ...