One of the hand stencils is at least 39,900 years old — the oldest known in the world — and a painting of a babirusa “pig-deer” is at least 35,400 years old, aligning it with the same era ...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prehistoric paintings at least 40,000 years old that depict animals - including one known as a "pig-deer" - and the outline of human hands in seven caves on ...

The astonishing cave paintings of bison, deer, and extinct animals were discovered by accident in France in 1940. They offer a tantalizing glimpse into prehistory.

Nearly 5,000 cave drawings were discovered in northeastern Mexico in 2006. This month, Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History archeologists released their findings into the paintings.

Scientists say they have found the oldest known figurative painting, in a cave in Indonesia. And the stunning scene of a hunting party, painted some 44,000 years ago, is helping to rewrite the ...

Scientists have discovered artwork depicting three human-like figures interacting with a wild pig in what they have determined is the world’s oldest-known confidently dated cave painting ...

A pig painting inside an Indonesian cave has been dated to 43,900 years old, making it among the oldest—if not the oldest—known figurative art piece in. Skip to content Gizmodo.

LA CROSSE, Wis. -- A few years ago, an amateur archaeologist searching in a cave for ancient Indian art found charcoal drawings that date back more than 1,000 years.

Archaeologist Dean Snow's research suggests that the first artists may have been women, challenging traditional beliefs. Janine Burke explains the findings, which analyze ancient handprint art ...