Rouffignac Cave News Today

The largest mammal ever to roam Earth competes in our imagination with the dinosaurs as it coexisted with humans until only 4,000 years ago. Books, films and a grand exhibition have brought back the giants of the Ice Age bearing a cryptic warning: was the climate or human behavior the cause of their extinction?

Genetic and anatomical differences between us and extinct species such as Neanderthals made us more similar to domesticated animal species.

From the Tsodilo Hills in Botswana to the Lascaux Caves in France, these fabulous examples of prehistoric art are sure to pique your curiosity.

You do not need to leave the country to experience exotic and quirky places - there are plenty to explore much closer to home

We may owe the dazzling art found deep within caves to our ancestors getting strung out on lack of oxygen, some archaeologists have proposed. The proof is elusive without a time machine, but modeling of oxygen concentrations in these spaces provides support. For tens of thousands of years humans painted on cave walls, sometimes exquisitely. In the process, they left a legacy that has helped us understand Paleolithic ecosystems – but also left us with far more questions than answers. One que...