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In 1879, 8-year-old MarÃa de Sautuola looked up in a Spanish cave and saw bison painted 36,000 years ago; scientists rejected her father's claim for 23 yearsIn Altamira Cave, Spain, a young girl's innocent curiosity uncovered breathtaking Ice Age artwork. By simply glancing upwards, she illumina...- How four teenagers accidentally discovered a 19,000-year-old cave filled with more than 2,000 ancient paintingsIn 1940, a dog led Marcel Ravidat to the Lascaux cave, revealing thousands of prehistoric paintings dating back 17,000-19,000 years. These ...
- 77 headless skeletons found in a 7,000-year-old ditch in Slovakia, and the only skull left belonged to a childArchaeologists in Slovakia unearthed dozens of headless human skeletons. The remains are over 7,000 years old. Skulls were carefully remove...
- In 1967, an archaeologist’s spade bit into volcanic ash on Santorini, and Akrotiri emerged like a Bronze Age time capsuleAn extraordinary archaeological discovery in Akrotiri, Santorini, has unveiled a hidden prehistoric metropolis. Entombed under layers of vo...
- The Scorpion King was real: Venomous creature as long as a full-grown German Shepherd once ruled the Earth before DinosaursAncient fossils reveal giant scorpions, Praearcturus gigas, exceeding a meter in length, dominated Britain over 400 million years ago. Thes...
- Scientists just found a "fake dinosaur" that walked on two legs like a dinosaur 212 million years agoA newly named 'witch croc,' Labrujasuchus expectatus, roamed the American Southwest 212 million years ago, predating similar dinosaur forms...
- In 1940, a boy chased his dog into a tree hole and discovered a hidden cave containing 17,000-year-old paintings that stunned the worldDiscovered in 1940 by a teenager in France, the Lascaux Cave Paintings, a breathtaking collection of prehistoric art, were sealed for mille...
- In 1798, farm workers digging mud in New York accidentally pulled out the bones of an Ice Age giant that no one had ever seen beforeIn 1798, farm workers unearthed giant ancient bones in New York's Hudson Valley. This discovery of a mastodon, an Ice Age mammal, captivate...
- 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 ...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Summer Solstice 2024: Who painted Stonehenge with orange? Know entire incidentThe authorities warned thousands of people heading to Stonehenge for this year's summer solstice. About 8,000 gathered at the ancient site ...
- Celebration Picasso 1973-2023: 6 must-see shows in the US & EuropeTo mark the 50th anniversary of Pablo Picasso's death on April 8, the French and Spanish governments are jointly presenting exhibitions acr...
- Were Neanderthals the first artists on earth?
- 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.
- Quaint tales: Explore and discover the pristine beauty of North East on a road tripThe road from Guwahati to Tawang is truly splendid.
- It's time to see the beauty of IndiaET Travel finds out through its writers year after year, there is no better place in the world to discover than India - now's the time to s...
- Facilitation centre to elucidate Ajanta sculpturesEquipped with replicas of the ancient caves and multimedia guides, the visitor facilitation centre, being built at a cost of Rs 100 crore, ...
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