Caves
Artists Have Been Painting Inside This Spanish Cave for 58,000 Years
Archaeologists finally understand who decorated the Cueva de Ardales
3-D Scans Reveal Gigantic Native American Cave Art in Alabama
A new analysis identifies four life-size human figures and an 11-foot rattlesnake drawn on the ceiling of an unnamed cavern
Why Early Humans Built Fires in the Center of Lazaret Cave
A new study suggests pre-Neanderthals carefully placed their hearths to minimize smoke exposure while maximizing room for activities
Hungry Badger Digs Up a Trove of Roman Coins in Spain
Discovered near the animal’s den, the cache contains more than 200 coins from at least 1,600 years ago
Baby Buried With Care 10,000 Years Ago Found in Italian Cave
The rare interment suggests that some hunter-gatherer societies imbued female infants with full personhood
Why Did This Chinese City of Canals Collapse in the Third Millennium B.C.E.?
New research suggests Liangzhu, "China's Venice of the Stone Age," was abandoned due to extreme flooding
These 200,000-Year-Old Hand and Footprints Could Be the World's Earliest Cave Art
Found at a hot spring on the Tibetan Plateau, the impressions were likely left by hominin children
These Millennia-Old Cave Paintings May Be Among India's Oldest
Locals have known about the artworks for generations, but government archaeologists only began documenting them this summer
Deposed Ninth-Century King May Have Called This Cave Dwelling Home
New research suggests Eardwulf of Northumbria lived in the modified structure while in exile
When Tuberculosis Patients Quarantined Inside Kentucky's Mammoth Cave
In the early 1840s, believing the air was therapeutic, Kentucky doctor John Croghan ran a consumption sanatorium deep underground
Why Are These Medieval-Era Skulls Found in Gabon Missing Their Front Teeth?
Intact, 500-year-old upper jaws discovered in an African cave bear evidence of deliberate facial modification
This 35,000-Year-Old Skull Could Be the First Evidence of Humans Hunting Small Cave Bears
The hole in the specimen may have been from injuries inflicted with a spear or during a postmortem ritual
Melting Glacier in the Italian Alps Reveals Trove of World War I Artifacts
Excavations at the summit of Mount Scorluzzo offer rare glimpse into lives of soldiers fighting in the White War
Remains of Nine Neanderthals Butchered by Hyenas Found in Italian Cave
The fossilized bones appear to belong to one woman, seven men and a young boy
1,200 Years Ago, Maya Children Decorated This Hidden Cave With Handprints
Archaeologists discovered the remarkable art about two decades ago but only publicized their findings now
Did Vikings Host Rituals Designed to Stop Ragnarök in This Volcanic Cave?
New findings at a cavern in Iceland point to decades of elite ceremonial activity aimed at preventing the apocalypse
You Can Still Visit These Six Former National Parks
Despite being delisted by the NPS, these spots are worth exploring thanks to their rich history and sheer beauty
Archaeologists Solve Mystery of 5,600-Year-Old Skull Found in Italian Cave
Natural forces moved a Stone Age woman's bones through the cavern over time
This 2,700-Year-Old Chinese Face Cream Combined Animal Fat and 'Moonmilk'
Researchers found the ancient moisturizer in a nobleman's tomb
Droughts and Human Interference Wiped Out Madagascar's Gigantic Wildlife 1,500 Years Ago
The species had survived droughts before, but human interference was the final nail in the mega-sized coffin
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