For the first time, ancient human DNA turns up on a Portugal cave wall
Researchers have, for the first time, recovered ancient human DNA directly from cave walls, with one key sample…
Scientists Recover Ancient Human DNA from Cave Walls
For the first time, researchers have extracted ancient human DNA directly from the walls of a cave. Although…
Arnhem Land rock art raises questions about Tasmanian tigers living on mainland
Rock art paintings depicting Tasmanian tigers and Tasmanian devils in the Northern Territory have prompted researchers to question…
Hand stencils discovered in an Indonesian cave are oldest-known rock art
Tens of thousands of years ago in what is now Indonesia, a human made their mark by placing…
Protecting rock art from wasp nests in Central Australia’s Trephina Gorge with chopsticks and brushes
At the base of the red rock faces of a winding outback gorge, a group of men is…
Ancient rock art in Saudi Arabia hints at how humans repopulated desert at end of last ice age
Dozens of life-sized rock engravings of camels and other desert-dwellers in Saudi Arabia have revealed that humans thrived…