The study 'Ochre communities of practice in Stone Age Eswatini' was published in Nature Communications. Ochre is a naturally occurring pigment made from iron-rich materials. It has been used by people ...

Advanced analysis of prehistoric cave art has revealed new insights into the fishing practices of Paleolithic societies.

The analyses of the largest study on ochre extraction in Africa also show the spread of ochre to nearby areas / publication ...

At the dawn of humanity, in a cave on what would become the Southern Cape coast, people who thought and looked like us mixed paint, crafted fine tools and explored graphic design.

Year-Old Dagger Found Deep Inside Italian Cave, 'Flash of Copper' Stuns Archaeologists Archaeologists have uncovered a ...

The term “man cave” tends to have a pretty pejorative meaning attached to it, as for every actually cool hangout space, there ...

In 1990, the discovery of paintings on the rock wall confirmed that the cave was inhabited during the Mesolithic age (about ...

These ancient humans were once thought to be a distinct species, but were later recognized as practically indistinguishable ...