Rock art
US President Biden designates two new national monuments in the American Southwest
Both sites contain examples of Indigenous art including petroglyphs and pictographs
Two men sentenced to prison time for vandalising Nevada petroglyphs
The White River Narrows, located around two hours north of Las Vegas, is known for its various petroglyph galleries that date back around 4,000 years
Ancient ‘Hellgate’ pictographs irreparably vandalised in Montana
The pictographs are nominated for listing in the US National Register of Historic Places
Ancient rock art complex Hima listed as Saudi Arabia's sixth Unesco World Heritage site
Global heritage body's decision boosts Saudi government's efforts to promote an open image of the country
Another ancient petroglyph panel has been vandalised in Utah
The Bureau of Land Management is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible
Boat carvings found in Norway may be the oldest in Europe
Life-size examples of rock art could have served as signposts when early Scandinavians populated the Mesolithic seascape
Ancient petroglyphs damaged by climber in Utah
A man installed several bolts on and around petroglyphs he believed were "graffiti"
Eight miles of Ice Age rock art uncovered in Colombian Amazon
The prehistoric murals—dubbed the "Sistine Chapel of the ancients"—depict people interacting with now extinct animals such as mastodons and giant sloths, before the region became a tropical rainforest
Hallucinogenic flower inspired Native Californian rock art, archaeologists say
“Doses” of datura plant used in communal ceremonies have been found embedded in the ceiling of Pinwheel Cave
What can mysterious markings in stone teach us about British art?
Research for a new book begins with a pilgrimage to find prehistoric rock art in northern England
Scientists uncover a secret to rock art’s durability
Ancient artisans in British Columbia heated ochre “gunk” to high temperatures to achieve a vivid and long-lasting red