Explore the 9 oldest-known archaeological sites, from Theopetra Cave to Göbekli Tepe, and Altamira. Dive into early human history and fascinating cave art.

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While scientists have long puzzled over fossils, the discovery of this cave painting might forever change the perception of paleontology as a field.

and of modern art. A short time ago the Musee Prehistorique des Eyzies was inaugurated and formally opened by M. Paul Leon, Directeur des Beaux-Arts. of France, in very solemn yet popular fashion.

Ice-age children are behind some unusual drawings in the Las Monedas Cave in Spain, a new study claims. Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd talks with Isobel Wisher, a postdoctoral researcher in the ...

Watch - Andy travels back to prehistoric times and has adventures while meeting the dinosaurs and ice-age beasts that once roamed our planet. Find Andy's Prehistoric Adventures on BBC iPlayer.

The Sac Actun cave system in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula has served as a treasure trove of ancient remains since 2007 when researchers found the skull and bones of a teenage girl who lived in its ...

Archaeological finds have shown that Yorkshire was occupied at a time when early hunters from continental Europe were no...

The French prefer glass. François Mitterrand gave the Louvre its distinctive glass pyramid; Georges Pompidou built an art center with an unusual glass-tube escalator crawling up its outside ...

Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient world slept only 6.5 hours a night.

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