One of the defining traits of humans is our drive to make art, and this desire to create is as old as our species.
Paleolithic
Fire, clothing, or the wheel: was this humble hand axe the earliest human technology?
Our earliest technology?
All evidence points to Africa as the origin of our species … is Africa also the birthplace of art?
Apollo 11 Cave Stones
The cave lion was the fiercest animal of the ice age, and this mammoth ivory carving combines human with lion.
Lion Man
The name of this prehistoric sculpture refers to a Roman goddess—but what did she originally represent?
Venus of Willendorf
Mysteries surround the cave paintings at Lascaux, but it’s clear our use of images has a long history.