The Horned Serpent Panel, painted by the San people in southern Africa, shows a mysterious creature's tusks in blue at the upper right. Julien Benoit Between 1821 and 1835, the San people of South ...

There’s something intriguing, even frightening, about the image of an ancient horned serpent roaming across the land. Thanks to some suggestive fossils and legends of old, talk of such a creature ...

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Landscapes of the Ancients,' revealing 4,000 to 5,000-year-old rock art and dolmen sites, potentially UNESCO heritage.

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Photo taken on Nov. 12, 2021 shows a view of Helan Mountain, in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Wang Peng) A site of animal rock painting complex has been discovered at Helan ...