New research reveals that the world’s oldest known cave art was likely created by Neanderthals, not modern humans. This ...

Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park sits quietly in the Santa Ynez Mountains, patiently waiting for curious travelers to discover its ancient secrets. This isn’t the kind of attraction with tour ...

What scientists uncovered about its creators could upend everything we thought we knew about prehistoric life—and it’s ...

As researchers discover overlooked tattoos on mummies from around the world, it's prompting new insights about some of the ...

Jordan Moller, a local artist who spends his professional life "digging holes" is turning his academic rigor on the ...

Artificial intelligence has achieved a remarkable breakthrough by decoding the enigmatic prehistoric cave markings known as ...

A recently published study suggests humans' creative inclinations go back much further than previously thought ...

Recent archaeological discoveries suggest that Neanderthals, long seen as lacking symbolic culture, may have crafted and used ...

Evidence from caves in France and Spain shows Neanderthals made symbolic art long before Homo sapiens, reshaping ideas about ...

The Chumash people were master seafarers who built plank canoes called tomols to navigate the Santa Barbara Channel and trade with neighboring islands. They developed complex social structures, ...

Ancient cave paintings dating back 65,000 years are turning human history on its head. Found in remote caves across four continents, these artworks suggest a shocking origin—and they weren’t made by ...

“An Unrealistic Life: The Art of Following Your Dream Without Getting a Real Job” describes the struggle and euphoria of ...