Prehistoric people who lived around 15,000 years ago likely used firelight to animate their artwork and enhance their storytelling, according to a study published last week. Researchers from the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Archaeologists have long studied rock art to determine the underground movements of early humans. They know humans were there, but ...

Stones that were incised with artistic designs around 15,000 years ago have patterns of heat damage which suggests they were carved close to the flickering light of a fire, a new study has found. Our ...

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Archaeologists in Bellegarde found several stone slabs with engravings from early Magdalenian culture. Photos show the hard-to-spot horses. Photos from Denis Gliksman and INRAP At first glance, these ...