Whether they take the form of carved images, sculptured figurines, or elegant abstractions, artifacts produced in prehistoric times are rarely seen as artistic expressions in their own right. Rather, ...

Archeologists have identified the first Ice Age cave art ever discovered in England, a series of drawings dating back 12,000 years that are similar in style to the renowned cave drawings at Lascaux in ...

Long before the Sumerians pressed reeds into clay, humans may have already taken their first steps toward writing. Forty thousand years ago, in the depths of Ice Age caves, people began leaving behind ...

Ice-age children are behind some unusual drawings in the Las Monedas Cave in Spain, a new study claims. Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd talks with Isobel Wisher, a postdoctoral researcher in the Evolution ...

(AP) The art world loves hype. Works are touted as the biggest, the rarest, the most expensive. Even in an age of superlatives, the British Museum has something special the oldest known figurative art ...

A new exhibition which showcases the skill of Ice Age artists and craftspeople has opened in West Yorkshire. The Ice Age Art Now exhibit features more than 75 exhibits, which date back up to about ...

The habitat and environment of the ice-age artist -- The art of the ice age / Johannes Mariger -- Discovery -- Sites -- Minor arts -- Mural paintings and engravings -- Reliefs and sculptures in the ...

Cool off this July with family-friendly Ice Age activities, from fossil exploration and story time to art-making and exploration of the museum’s new hands-on Discovery Center. Settle in for a story ...

Narrated by Tom Hiddleston and executive produced by Hollywood film-maker Jon Favreau alongside creative director of the BBC’s Natural History Unit and long-term David Attenborough collaborator Mike ...