The geo picks were out almost as soon as the Homo naledi fossils were unearthed in ... used stone tools and made rock art. After a “high-impact” journal — apparently Nature — stonewalled ...

Etched onto rocks on a remote peninsula in Western Australia are millions of images drawn tens of thousands of years ago by ...

South African Stephen Townley Bassett creates detailed replicas of rock art using traditional materials and methods, ...

Friends of Sierra Rock Art (FSRA) are serious about protecting the local and semi-local petroglyphs that date back to the ...

A ritual and funerary landscape is emerging in northwestern Africa, revealing connections with the Mediterranean, Atlantic ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has worked in the fields of neuroscience research and mental health treatment. Laura is an editor and staff ...

Ancient rock art in Western Australia is not being damaged by emissions from industrial sites, a study released on Friday found, just days out from a decision on whether to extend Woodside’s major gas ...

In the early 1970s, South African summer sun searing his back, 14-year-old Stephen Townley Bassett dutifully followed his uncle into the shade offered by one of myriad caves dotted among the ...

More specifically, the study authors explain that H. naledi’s hands appear well adapted to performing “crimp grips”, which are often used by rock climbers. Such a skill makes sense, given the layout ...

A prehistoric rock art site dating back to the Neolithic period (6000-4000 BCE) has been found on the outskirts of Ramalingalagudem village of Tipparthi mandal in Nalgonda district on Sunday (May ...

Archaeologists in Tangier, just south of the Strait of Gibraltar, have discovered three ancient cemeteries, including a stone burial dating to around 4,000 years ago. In addition, the team found a ...