1638
Dibyendu Banerjee
18/09/2023
Carved into the cliffs above the Dachuan River, the Mogao Caves comprise the largest, most richly endowed and longest used treasure house of Buddhist art in ...
1805
Dibyendu Banerjee
30/06/2023
The Bagh Caves in central India were first discovered in modern times in 1818 and were restored by the Archaeological Survey of India over 17 years.
1271
Dibyendu Banerjee
18/05/2023
Located in the core of the Sahara, on the southwestern side of Libya, the Tadrart Acacus is known for its rock art that dates from 12,000 BC.
1489
Dibyendu Banerjee
24/03/2023
The word laas geel is made of two Somali words, laas and geel, which stands for well and camel respectively and refers to a source of water.
1734
Dibyendu Banerjee
27/01/2023
The Serra da Capivara National Park preserves the largest ensemble of archaeological sites and the oldest examples of rock art in the Americas.
1461
Dibyendu Banerjee
16/12/2022
Named for the hundreds of colourful handprints stencilled on the rock walls, Cueva de las Manos or Cave of Hands is located in southern Argentina.
1388
Dibyendu Banerjee
04/11/2022
The Chauvet Cave, in Southern France, houses some of the best-preserved prehistoric figurative cave paintings in the world.
1895
Dibyendu Banerjee
28/09/2022
Grotta dei Cervi or the Deer Cave is a natural cave at the Salento coast, near the town of Porto Badisco in Italy.
1630
Dibyendu Banerjee
22/08/2022
Famous for its prehistoric cultural finds, the Magura Cave is located around 17 km from Belogradchik in northeast Bulgaria.
2059
Dibyendu Banerjee
13/07/2022
Lascaux Cave, a Palaeolithic cave situated in southwestern France, near the village of Montignac, houses some of the most famous examples of prehistoric cav ...
1987
Dibyendu Banerjee
03/06/2022
The Altamira Cave in Spain, famous for its magnificent prehistoric paintings and engravings, was discovered in 1868 by a local hunter, Modesto Cubillas.
1317
Dibyendu Banerjee
02/05/2022
The cave painting is probably connected to the development of language and also the first aesthetic form of art created by the ancient people.
