It may look like a cross, but lines scratched into a cave wall could be proof that Neanderthals were more intelligent and creative than previously thought. The cross-hatched engravings inside Gorham's ...

A rock engraved with the names of a Calgary family has returned to its owner more than 50 years later, thanks to a seven-year-old boy’s discovery. Hudson McLeod recently spotted the rock while ...

Ancient rock engravings in what’s now South America — believed to be among the largest in the world — were meant to mark the boundaries of the territories inhabited by their makers, according to a new ...

Dr Tammy Hodgskiss is the curator at the Origins Centre, University of the Witwatersrand. Prof Amanda Esterhuysen manages the Origins Centre, and is a member of the School of Geography, Archaeology ...

A faint engraving of a reindeer in a South Wales cave looks to be among the oldest rock art known in Britain. Researchers completed an analysis on July 27 that dated the image at roughly 12,600 years ...

Researchers have developed a new method using ArchCUT3-D software to study rock engravings, integrating technological and visual analysis to reveal intricate details of ancient techniques. This new ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The rock art panel shows a boat dragged by five figures. It has a standing figure holding an oar ...

Scientists are planning to take a fresh look at an engraved rock purported to hold the key to the mysterious “lost colony” of Roanoke. Described as “the coldest case in American history,” the fate of ...

How do you find out the age of ancient rock art? And more importantly, how can you do that without disturbing the site? Meinrat and Tracey Andreae of the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry recently ...