Just How Old Are the Cave Paintings in Spain’s Cova Dones? With help from a now-extinct bear, archaeologists have unlocked the mysteries of Spain’s Cova Dones ...

What it is: A bear figurine carved out of amber Where it is from: Słupsk, northern Poland When it was made: Between 9600 and 4100 B.C. Related: Pfyn culture flint tool: World's oldest known ...

The amber bear may date to Europe's Mesolithic period, which lasted from 12,000 to 5,000 years ago. During the Mesolithic period, people were mostly hunter-gatherers, and archaeological evidence ...

Bear also credits his father, who was a silhouette artist, for awakening his interest in art and becoming his first art teacher. Despite his father tragically dying when Bear was eight years old ...