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Found almost everywhere in the world, cave paintings are our most po
It all used to be so simple. The story of how we – that is Homo sapiens, today’s humans – emerged from Africa and spread across what’s become Europe and Asia was a neat, straightforward narrative. It
What the scientists are saying… The oldest ...
Long before the Romans came to dominate the ancient world – before Caesar crossed the Rubicon, Claudius invaded Britain and Vesuvius buried Pompeii – another civilisation dominated the Italian peninsu
Hokusai imagined a massive breaker about to crash on tiny fishing boats. Sandro Botticelli had his Venus float in her shell on a mere sea ripple. Large or small, soothing or frightening, waves have long captivated artists, finds Michael Prodger
C.3000 BCE FIST FIRST Ancient Mesopotamia develops ...
For her final column, Willow Kemp discusses the power of murals to weave storytelling into a room
