In a nutshell Scientists found evidence of cannibalism in an 18,000-year-old Polish cave, where at least ten people — ...

Between 17,000 and 12,000 years ago, unnamed artists covered the extensive Lascaux cave system in France’s Dordogne region with hundreds of paintings of animals and abstract shapes. The ...

From stunning artwork to evidence of elaborate prehistoric butchering, Live Science takes a look at seven amazing caves that ...

An international research team has gained new insights into the burial rituals of Late Ice Age societies in Central Europe. Signs of human remains from the Maszycka Cave in southern Poland being ...

In 1963, the French government closed the Lascaux cave, restricting access to some of the world’s best examples of prehistoric art over concerns that carbon dioxide from visitors’ breathing ...

Australian govts state and federal have transformed one of the most important cultural heritage sites in the world into an ...

THE discovery during the War of prehistoric paintings in the Lascaux Caves near Montignac in south-western France is of the highest interest. A large pine tree had blown down, and some French boys ...

An international research team including the University of Göttingen has gained new insights into the burial rituals of Late Ice Age societies in ...

Lascaux IV, a hybrid piece of concrete, steel and resin 262 yards long, will be an exact reproduction of the world famous Lascaux cave. Nearly 150 people will take part in this venture. Artists ...

Lascaux cave in southwestern France contains about 680 painted frescoes and 1,500 engravings that were created around 21,000 years ago, according to the French Ministry of Culture.