In 1908, a worker sifting soil beside the Danube uncovered a tiny chalk-covered figure that became one of the world’s most famous prehistoric artworksA 1908 Austrian excavation unearthed the Venus of Willendorf, a 29,500-year-old figurine. This small, stylized depiction of a woman, found ...
13 May, 2026, 07.04 PM IST
10 thousand years old Bhima Mandali to be developed as Global Heritage site: Union Minister Dharmendra PradhanBhima Mandali caves in Sambalpur, Odisha, will be transformed into a global heritage destination. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announc...
10 May, 2026, 06.31 PM IST
The Cave Paintings Experts Once Called a Hoax: How Altamira Forced Science to Admit Humans Were Artists Far Earlier Than ExpectedDiscoveries of detailed cave paintings in Altamira, Spain, were initially rejected by scientists. They believed primitive humans lacked the...
29 Apr, 2026, 05.55 PM IST
India, Singapore charting out roadmap for digital corridor, green shipping: officialIndia and Singapore are collaborating on a roadmap for digital corridors and green shipping infrastructure. This initiative aligns with glo...
21 Apr, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
How a wrong turn from DU team led to possible 14,000 year old 'Chaukhada Rock Art' discovery in MirzapurA wrong turn has led a team of Delhi University anthropologists to what may be a prehistoric rock art site in Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur. The...
09 Apr, 2026, 03.08 PM IST
What a 67,000-Year-Old Handprint in Indonesia May Reveal About the First ArtistsAn ancient hand stencil, at least 67,800 years old, was discovered in an Indonesian cave, making it one of the earliest known examples of h...
05 Mar, 2026, 04.43 PM IST
Hidden Cave Paintings in the Amazon: What They Reveal About Early HumansExplorers found ancient cave paintings in the Amazon rainforest. These artworks depict extinct animals and daily life from thousands of yea...
05 Mar, 2026, 10.26 AM IST
Sealed for 20,000 Years… Who Left These Ice Age Footprints in a Spanish Cave? ExplainedArchaeologists discovered ancient human footprints in a Spanish cave. These impressions, left by children about 20,000 years ago, reveal mo...
28 Feb, 2026, 09.59 PM IST
Man pours water on ancient cave paintings in Spain. Here’s whySpanish authorities are investigating a man for vandalizing ancient cave paintings in the Sierra Sur de Jaén mountain range. The man alleg...
10 Aug, 2024, 02.46 AM IST
Prehistoric Lascaux caves that were off-limits can now be explored, thanks to VR headsetsPeople can take a 45-min virtual tour through the 235 metre-long cave network from July 8.
25 Jun, 2021, 05.18 PM IST
Blast from the past: Lion man statue, red disk paintings were first pieces of art found in cavesStunning artworks that were created more than 40,000 years ago.
15 Dec, 2019, 10.56 AM IST
- Neanderthals were first known artists on Earth: Study
London, Feb 23 (IANS) It's not modern humans but Neanderthals who were the first known artists on Earth, say scientists who found evidence ...
23 Feb, 2018, 01.42 PM IST
A date with history: Plan a road trip from Mumbai to Aurangabad with your partnerIf you want to celebrate love in a free wild way, plan a road trip from Mumbai to Aurangabad. The ride time would be approx 6 hours.
18 Feb, 2016, 09.46 AM IST
Pre-historic cave art near Agra in danger of being wiped outThe paintings, belonging to the Mesolithic (Stone Age) period, have mostly been lost to illegal stone mining and the government's disregard.
08 Jun, 2015, 11.46 AM IST
Oldest paintings of Indian faces found in Ajanta: William Dalrymple"I saw these extraordinary but unfamiliar paintings. I couldn't recall having seen their photographs anywhere, in any books on Ajanta," he ...
07 Nov, 2014, 11.59 AM IST
Art and graftWe should not be seeing the Ajanta masterpieces in an unregulated 'chalta hai' manner if we want them to survive.
18 Nov, 2013, 10.19 AM IST
- Facilitation centre to elucidate Ajanta sculptures
Equipped with replicas of the ancient caves and multimedia guides, the visitor facilitation centre, being built at a cost of Rs 100 crore, ...
30 Sep, 2007, 10.00 PM IST