Dating rock art is difficult. Chips of paint—likely contaminated with all different sources of carbon due to centuries and sometimes millennia of weathering—are first removed from the delicate pieces ...

An ancient elk gazes into the distance from the steep shoreline cliff of Lake Yövesi. The autumn day is sunny, but very windy ...

All works of art tell a story, especially those that have survived thousands of years. Now, in an effort to understand the stories behind some of the country’s oldest examples of prehistoric rock art, ...

Researchers successfully date Australia's oldest intact rock painting, using pioneering radiocarbon technique. A two-metre-long painting of a kangaroo in Western Australia's Kimberley region has been ...

A large cave painting depicting a jumping kangaroo has been shown to be more than 17,000 years old, making it Australia’s oldest intact rock painting. The age of the ancient work of art was determined ...

The kangaroo painting, shown alongside an illustration giving a clear view of the lines drawn by the artist, is Australia's oldest known rock art. Nature Human Behavior Researchers have discovered ...

A new scientific dating technique used on a mineral layer coating Kimberley rock art shelters shows the rock carvings may be up to 43,000 years old — among the oldest in the world. A new dating ...