All evidence points to Africa as the origin of our species … is Africa also the birthplace of art?
Nathalie Hager
Who is this mysterious running horned woman, painted in a secluded, difficult to access part of Tassili?
Running Horned Woman, Tassili n’Ajjer, Algeria
In an ancient North African “rock city,” modern explorers wetted a wall with water—revealing this graceful image.
Running Horned Woman, Tassili n’Ajjer, Algeria
This stone marker depicts an abstracted human. How should we interpret one of the Arabia’s earliest artifacts?
Anthropomorphic stele
What can a few stones tell us about the origins of art? More than you might think!