The rock art in Altamira Cave was the first ensemble of Palaeolithic parietal art to be
identified scientifically (Sautuola, 1880). Due to the great thematic, technical and stylistic …

Radiocarbon dates for the ancient drawings in the Chauvet-Pont d'Arc Cave revealed ages
much older than expected. These early ages and nature of this Paleolithic art make this …

The earliest known personal ornaments come from the Middle Stone Age of southern Africa,
c. 75,000 years ago, and are associated with anatomically modern humans. In Europe, such …

Archaeologists have always viewed the origin of figurative art as a crucial threshold in
human evolution,. Here I report the discovery of three figurines carved from mammoth ivory …

This lavishly illustrated book gives a comprehensive and scholarly account of children's
understanding and appreciation of art and their developing ability to produce their own …

This article presents the initial results from the S2AGES data base of calibrated radiocarbon
estimates from western Europe in the period 25,000–10,000 years ago. Our aim is to present …

The Cave Painters is a vivid introduction to the spectacular cave paintings of France and
Spain—the individuals who rediscovered them, theories about their origins, their splendor …

The authors describe rock art dating research in Australia using the oxalate method. While
the array of dates obtained (which range from c. 1200 to c. 25 000 BP) show a satisfactory …

Australia was colonized by at least 40,000 bp and scientists agree that the continent was
only ever occupied by anatomically and behaviourally modern humans. Australia thus offers …

Rock art dating has been one of the major challenges since its discovery and recognition.
The methods have evolved through the last century, beginning with the study of …