Handprints on cave walls in a largely unexplored area of Indonesia may be the oldest rock art studied so far, dating back to at least 67,800 ...

Neanderthals repeatedly returned to the cave to store horned animal skulls, revealing this cultural tradition was transmitted over time.

Australian and New Zealand scientists have unearthed the remains of ancient wildlife in a cave near Waitomo on Aotearoa's ...

Contrary to popular depictions of bee nests as large, intricate hives that hang from trees, the majority of bee species — about 90% — are actually solitary and build their nests in the ground or ...

Replicas of world heritage listed prehistoric caves in the south of France are providing inspiration for the recreation of the Juukan Gorge rock shelter in Western Australia's Pilbara, destroyed by ...

The British sculptor Antony Gormley and the Japanese architect Tadao Ando designed an installation evoking the ancient Roman dome. Building it was complicated. “Ground,” a permanent installation by ...

In the late 1950s, archaeologists discovered a cave in the Rio Zape Valley of Mexico. There were ancient human remains in the cave dated to between 660 and 1430 A.D., many of which belonged to ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. It’s a really big deal when fossilized feces survive the ravages ...

Europe is rich in history, but its splendid castles, antique churches, and age-old ruins tell only part of the story. To dig even deeper in time — much deeper — visit a cave. Some of my favorites, in ...

Researchers in Spain used Apple iPhone’s built-in LiDAR sensor to create a 3D map of a cave with hundreds of prehistoric cave paintings. Digital model of La Pileta cave Cueva de la Pileta is a cave in ...

Europe is rich in history, but its splendid castles, antique churches, and age-old ruins tell only part of the story. To dig even deeper in time – much deeper – visit a cave. Some of my favorites, in ...

An Emirati-backed cement project threatened ancestral prayer caves. The community fought back. Lugadi Runya Shipa inside one of the caves in eastern Kenya. For generations, men like him have guided ...