Researchers sequenced whole genomes from the teeth of a remarkably well-preserved skeleton found in a sealed funeral pot in ...

New DNA evidence challenges the timeline of human migration to Australia.

Civilizations from Stone Age Scotland to the eighth-century Maya to 13th-century African empires have used dry stone walling ...

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 around at the time.

Our study, published in African Archaeological Review, presents the discovery of dozens of new archaeological sites, including prehistoric burials, rock art sites and standing stones.

From a delicate 13th century clay figure to self-portraits by photographer Samuel Fosso, New York’s Metropolitan Museum reopens its African art collection on Saturday, exploring the ...

Rock art made by the San in Sub-Saharan Africa stretches back thousands of years. But whether through time or human defacement, some historic art is under threat.

Ever since exiting that cave, Townley Bassett has been “obsessed” with finding answers. The Cape Town-born artist has spent decades visiting many of the thousands of ancient rock art sites that dot ...

I don’t just want to create copies or curio art. From the beginning I wanted my work to be so exacting that researchers and academics could use it as reference material.” Rock art made by the San in ...