At a cave in Southern California, archaeologists recently found centuries-old bundles of hallucinogenic plants tucked into crevices in the low ceiling, near a painting that may depict a flower from ...

In an extremely important archaeological discovery, a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences offers proof that native Californians consumed hallucinogens while making ...

(CN) — It should come as no surprise to learn California has a history of making psychedelic rock art, but research published Monday traces that legacy back more than 650 years. “As far as we can find ...

Newly found engravings of animals on rock outcrops in Saudi Arabia’s Nefud desert show nomads lived there thousands of years ago.

Twenty thousand years ago, humans probably didn’t have much in the way of pockets. But they were still keen on manufacturing and carrying pocket-sized trinkets—including some petite engraved artworks ...

A researcher stands with a measuring tape, next to a large rock with multiple animal engravings. Riris et. al. Some 300 years ago, non-Indigenous travelers along the Upper and Middle Orinoco River—one ...

The earliest ever depiction of a hunting scene has been discovered in a cave in Indonesia. The rock art, which shows human-like figures hunting buffalo and pigs, has been dated to around 44,000 years ...