About 12,000 years ago, a human living in the Arabian desert carved “incredibly beautiful” rock art into a cave’s wall. While we do not know the prehistoric artist’s inten ...

Hundreds of life-sized animal petroglyphs suggest that the notoriously arid region was populated around 12,000 years ago, ...

Archaeologists discovered clusters of red ocher drawings scattered on rocks and cliffs across Canaima National Park—and have some theories on who made the mysterious art.

Three newly discovered sites filled with art and stone tools have pushed back the date of when humans returned to Arabia after the last ice age.

The rock art was used to mark the location of water sources in an illustration of how ancient people tackled some of Earth’s most inhospitable environs.

Archaeologists exploring in Colorado discovered ancient rock carvings belonging to the Pueblo people. Jagiellonian University While conducting research at the Castle Rock Pueblo settlement complex in ...

CHONGQING, China, June 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Located in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, the Dazu Rock Carvings have held UNESCO World Heritage status since 1999. Sprawled across 75 ...

A pair of polish archaeologists believe geometric markings that appear alongside anthropomorphic figures on rock carvings in a valley in southern Peru may been representations of songs. What’s more, ...

NEW YORK — Researchers have discovered life-size rock carvings of camels, gazelles and other animals in the Saudi Arabian desert. The carvings date back to around 12,000 years ago and many are over 6 ...

This image provided by Sahout Rock Art and Archaeology Project shows a life-size rock carving of a camel, in a desert in northern Saudi Arabia in 2023. (Maria Guagnin/Sahout Rock Art and Archaeology ...