Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An ochre hand stencil found in the jungles of Indonesia is the world’s oldest known cave painting, researchers believe, a finding ...

A newly dated Indonesian cave painting may be 1,100 years older than the world’s oldest known rock art, but not everyone is convinced by the evidence. Reading time 3 minutes Researchers in Indonesia ...

Painted outline of a hand found in cave on Muna island The image on a cave wall is faded and barely visible The hand stencil dates to at least 67,800 years ago Jan 21 (Reuters) - The painted outline ...

NEW YORK — Scientists have uncovered the mummified remains of cheetahs from caves in northern Saudi Arabia. The remains range from 130 years old to over 1,800 years old. Researchers excavated seven ...

With cold weather firmly in place across the Upper Peninsula, massive ice formations are growing at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and in the Rock River Canyon Wilderness Area, attracting thousands ...

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An Albuquerque museum curator was part of a team that identified a new species related to the muskox — one that roamed thousands of years ago and found its final resting place in what's now known as ...

DNA from soil could soon reveal who lived in ice age caves, research shows. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Dots, lines, and symbols found beside Ice Age cave paintings have puzzled archaeologists for decades. New research suggests these markings formed a systematic calendar used by hunter gatherers to ...