For centuries, humans have lived underground. Today, that ancient practice is under dire threat—even as cave life makes more ...

The drawing of the ancient animal was found on a rock wall at the La Belle France site and represented an animal that was not ...

African artist Ezrom Legae, a lesser known figure in protest art, addressed the institutionalized racism of the South African system of apartheid that existed from 1948 to 1990 in particular — and ...

The Robberg is one of southern Africa's most distinctive and widespread stone tool technologies. Robberg tools—which we found ...

The Brazilian archaeologist who discovered hundreds of prehistoric cave paintings in northeastern Brazil has died.

Join me on an exhilarating adventure as I tickle one of Africa's deadliest vipers next to ancient cave paintings! Watch as we get up close and personal with this venomous creature while exploring ...

Cave art created by the San, the indigenous hunter-gatherers of South Africa’s Karoo region, may have been inspired by fossils of long-extinct reptiles.

Read more: An ancient San rock art mural in South Africa reveals new meaning Though we don’t know for sure, there’s a chance that the San considered fossils to have magical potency.

Analysis - A mysterious animal painted on a cave wall in South Africa's Free State Province has long baffled scientists. Is it a walrus? It looks like one, but there are no such animals in Africa ...

Science Archaeology The perplexing puzzle of a ‘Horned Serpent’ cave painting The cave painting in South Africa may depict long-extinct animal. By Tom Hawking Published Sep 18, 2024 2:00 PM EDT ...