Building the human story based on a few artefacts is tricky – particularly for wooden tools that don’t preserve well, or cave ...

Found hiding beneath a chicken sketch, the faded outline proves ancient humans were capable of reflecting on their existence, ...

Ancient handprint on Sulawesi cave wall suggests complexity of thought, challenging long-held belief that human intelligence erupted in Europe ...

The world’s oldest known cave art shows how early humans crossed oceans, offering rare insight into ancient migration routes.

The recent discovery of rock art in a cave in Indonesia might signify more than just our ancestors’ artistic ability. The art ...

Prehistoric art, as revealed by a 70,000-year-old handprint, is now seen as a fundamental human survival strategy rather than ...

A stunning discovery in Sulawesi reveals Rock Art in the form of the oldest cave paintings on earth estimated to be more than ...

A faded outline of a human hand found on a cave wall in Indonesia may officially be the oldest known rock art in the world, according to archaeologists who say it was created at least 67,800 years ago ...

For years, the oldest widely accepted cave art came from Spain, where mineral crusts dated paintings to more than 64,000 years. That work also relied on uranium decay in crusts, so it offered a ...

Maxime Aubert receives funding from the Australian Research Council, Google Arts & Culture and The National Geographic Society. Adam Brumm receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Adhi ...

THE island of Sulawesi in Indonesia is the 11th-largest island in the world, just slightly smaller than mainland Britain. It ...

Credit: Ratno Sardi/Adhi Agus Oktaviana/Maxime Aubert/Cover Images A hand stencil found on the wall of a cave in Indonesia has been identified as the oldest known example of rock art in the world, ...