One hypothesis is that the art is reflects "sympathetic magic," a ritual aimed at bringing good luck to the hunters. The true significance of these magnificent cave paintings at Lascaux and ...

the 14th century wall paintings in the chapel of Our Lady of the Pew and the Muniment Room " by J. Spooner both in "Westminster: the art, architecture...of the Royal Abbey" vol.1 BAA Conference ...

These [paintings] are the oldest evidence ... of calcium carbonate which formed over the cave wall over thousands of years — trapping the art like an insect in amber. Previous dating techniques ...

Vandals defaced carvings on the walls at Koonalda Cave in South Australia ... Guardian that because of the nature of the wall's surface, the art could not be saved. "The vandals caused a huge ...

as well as an aesthetic point of view because of its cave paintings, especially those of the Lascaux Cave, whose discovery in 1940 was of great importance for the history of prehistoric art. The ...

New details of our past are coming to light, hiding in the nooks and crannies of the world, as we refine our techniques to go looking for them. Most lauded is the reconstruction of the evolution ...

Prehistoric humans used caves for art, and the Chauvet Cave happens to be one of the most important prehistoric art sites in the world. It’s also closed to the public, so you can’t just stroll ...

A cave painting on an Indonesian island is believed to be the oldest known evidence of storytelling in art, researchers said on Thursday. Scientists from Australia’s Griffith University ...

But the researchers were unable to date the art due to a lack of organic matter. So when, in 2007, the team discovered a large block of limestone with paintings of what look like a female’s vulva that ...