A fascinating new study suggests that ancient rock art in South Africa may depict a now-extinct species. According to research published in September 2024, the mysterious tusked animal in the artwork ...

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An archaeological site in Germany suggests communal hunting and complex thinking emerged earlier in human evolution than once thought.

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New research from Tel Aviv University suggests prehistoric children were joint creators of European cave art, fulfilling a spiritual role for their communities ...

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who probably left Africa 60,000 to 70,000 years ago,” Barkai said. “It seems that humans here and there kept in touch, migrating back and forth – and yet there are cave paintings in Europe ...

DNA explains the enigma of the culture that painted swimmers and hippos in the middle of the desert thousands of years ago ...

But between 11,000 and 5,000 years ago, during the peak of the African ... ancient DNA from two naturally mummified female individuals buried at the site of Takarkori, a natural cave-like rock ...

The 16 newly designated geoparks are located in China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea –marking its first geopark and ...