Nine steps down a stone staircase in Egypt’s Aga Khan Mausoleum, archaeologists discovered a host of hieroglyphic ...

Scientists say they found one of the oldest known symbolic objects bearing a human fingerprint in Europe. The print hints at the possible capacity of Neanderthals to create art.

Egyptian archaeologists have found three ancient tombs carved into rocks at a burial site called Qubbat al-Hawa near ...

The find may be traceable to an employee of the Hudson’s Bay Company.

An ochre dot in Spain may hold one of the oldest, most complete Neandertal fingerprints, hinting at symbolic behavior in our ancient relatives.

Scientists say they found one of the oldest known symbolic objects bearing a human fingerprint in Europe. The print hints at the possible capacity of Neanderthals to create art.

The pebble marked with the print, found in the San Lázaro rock shelter in Segovia, hints at the possible capacity of Neanderthals to create symbolic art, according to a new study.

Archaeologists found a strange red mark on rock. ... At left, a photo shows the excavation in the San Lázaro rock shelter where the archaeological artifact was found.

Archaeologists found a strange red mark on rock. ... The rock had been found near a riverbed and deliberately brought to the rock shelter, the researchers believe.