THE Bagh caves (lat. 22° 22′ N ... The caves were at one time fully decorated with paintings. But there are remains of them 1 only in caves III and IV. The caves, which are of sandstone ...

A painting discovered on the wall of an Indonesian cave has been found to be 44,000 years old. The art appears to show a buffalo being hunted by part-human, part-animal creatures holding spears ...

Somewhere in the Koesberg Mountains of South Africa, located deep in the arid Karoo region north-east of Cape Town, there’s an exquisite cave painting of a curious creature. The creature ...

Cave paintings are a type of parietal art (which category also includes petroglyphs, or engravings), found on the wall or ceilings of caves. The term usually implies prehistoric origin, and the oldest ...

These caves are more than just historical sites; they’re windows into the creativity and lives of our ancestors. Each artwork ...

African rock art depicting a mythical tusked creature may mirror the look of fossils of real-life ancient mammal relatives called dicynodonts. Abundant, exposed fossils in South Africa’s Karoo ...

Maria explored deep inside the cave using just a candle to light her way. Then, holding her candle aloft, she discovered something that no-one had seen for a very, very long time…paintings on ...

Here are some you can visit in the U.S., as long as you’re respectful. Top Caves in the U.S. for Ancient Rock Art Visitors keen on seeing cave art in the U.S. should focus on rock art on overhangs, ...

This story appears in the January 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine. This is where the cave lions are. And the woolly rhinos, mammoths, and bison, a menagerie of ancient creatures ...

Launched earlier this year by the BBC in partnership with the Public Catalogue Foundation, Your Paintings is an interactive resource and online catalogue that aims to include every oil painting in ...

By Graham Bowley and Tom Mashberg Sotheby’s opened a new salesroom and international collectors are arriving for the inaugural Art Basel Paris fair. But visiting is one thing; buying is another.

Here are some you can visit in the U.S., as long as you're respectful. Top Caves in the U.S. for Ancient Rock Art Visitors ...