Human History Largest Cave Art in North America Discovered in Alabama The mud glyphs are over 1,000 years old and include humanoid figures, abstract shapes, and an 11-foot-long serpent.

The world’s oldest known figurative artwork has been discovered in a cave in Indonesia – an endearing image of a warty pig.

"We, as humans, define ourselves as a species that tells stories, and these are the oldest evidence of us doing that," academic Maxime Aubert told Newsweek.

The cave "redefined what was previously known about our creative development as human beings and our ability to construct image from abstract thought." ...

Researchers using 3-D technology brought to light an array of art in an Alabama cave, including a serpent, flying creatures and humanoid figures in regalia.

This abstract cave carving is possibly the first known example of Neanderthal rock art. The etching covers an area of about 47 square inches (300 square centimeters).(Image credit: Stewart Finlayson) ...

The earliest ever depiction of a hunting scene has been discovered in a cave in Indonesia. The rock art, which shows human-like figures hunting buffalo and pigs, has been dated to around 44,000 ...

“It’s the start of culture, the start of abstract thinking, the birth of art.” Archaeozoologist Gabriele Russo recreates the scene in which he discovered the Unicorn Cave bone.

Art is one of the more enigmatic developments in human history. It simultaneously demonstrates that humans had mastered the ability to abstract images from the actual items they represented and ...

Researchers studying people's brain activity when looking at abstract art have revealed why we interpret blobs of paint on canvas so differently.When you look at an abstract painting, study it for a ...

The art, discovered deep in a cave in Alabama, was created by Native Americans who lived sometime between 660 and 949 AD, researchers said.