A puzzling painting dating back 200 years seems to depict an animal that vanished millions of years ago. An unexpected link between art and paleontology might very well rewrite the history ...

A South African rock painting known as the Horned Serpent panel suggests indigenous people had knowledge of local fossils.

Ancient rock paintings discovered in the Amazon have unveiled extinct species a remarkable 2,000 years before their ...

A 200-year-old rock painting in South Africa possibly depicts an extinct tusked animal inspired by dicynodont fossils.

Ancient human genomes reconstructed from remains at a southern African rock shelter show remarkable genetic continuity over ...

The ancient San culture lived in the South African Karoo, an arid region with ancient rock formations, according to a study ...

Researchers have proposed that a mysterious cave painting in South Africa’s Free State Province may depict a dicynodont, an ...

Just as memes of the viral hippo range from sweet to spooky, art history is rich with terrifying, adorable, and bizarre ...

Some of these rock art sites are accessible to the public, however, most require visitors to be accompanied by a certified guide. If you’re interested in exploring the history of rock art in South ...

Believe it or not, Tupelo resident Charles Truscott is the world's preeminent expert on a long forgotten ancient civilization ...

This October, the iconic Giza Pyramids will be the backdrop for the fourth edition of Forever Is Now , Egypt's ...

Not only have rock art, stone tools and ceramic ... There has been less success in Africa, because of the environmental conditions. Ancient DNA isn’t well preserved when average temperatures ...