A fascinating new study suggests that ancient rock art in South Africa may depict a now-extinct species. According to research published in September 2024, the mysterious tusked animal in the ...

At some point in the 2nd century C.E., this painting was likely commissioned to adorn the mummified body of a noblewoman in ancient Egypt, preserving her likeness for eternity. And now ...

One of the most captivating remnants of the ancient world is the Boxers Fresco from the Minoan settlement of Akrotiri on ...

Nearly five millennia ago, an artist inked an incredibly detailed painting of geese in the tomb of an Egyptian vizier and his wife. This "Mona Lisa" of ancient Egypt may depict a previously ...

in the Americas there are cave paintings of ancient elephants which used to live in that region. With Egyptian art it’s fantastic because there’s such a wealth of animals represented in their ...

This photo taken on June 20, 2024 shows a rock painting in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province. An ancient rock painting site has been discovered in the ...

In recent years, Asian buyers have flocked to Hong Kong’s auction houses, with sales of diamonds, paintings, and ancient ceramics shattering world records. A 10-metre-long triptych entitled ...