In South Africa, several forms of trance dance are depicted in the rock art. These scenes typically show clapping female figures accompanying male dancers, who are often shown bending forward. In some ...

Branford Marsalis, art exhibits, professional dance, a cooking competition, rock and roll, and more things to do this weekend, Feb. 26 to March 1.

Birmingham-based visual artist Micah Briggs creates art that bridges cultural themes and inspires conversations, drawing from ...

We set out into the remote Kimberley in search of an ancient mystery—rock art that doesn’t match any known Aboriginal style. These Bradshaw paintings, buried deep beyond waterfalls and jungle cliffs, ...

In the new video game Relooted, players are asked to repatriate African artifacts from museums.

Petroglyphs on sandstone at a national park in Chad bear witness to wildlife that once roamed the area before the continent’s ...

Is it theft to take back what was stolen? That question drives the new video game Relooted. The goal is to recover real ancient African artifacts currently displayed in Western museums. The game’s ...

Things came to a head in November, when protesters stormed a glitzy preview event for officials and foreign guests. The intruders, echoing the oba, demanded that the museum be suspended pending an ...

A rock art enthusiast discovered a 3,000-year-old scene carved into a hillside in eastern Norway. Tormod Fjeld said he knows where to look, having found over 70 different ancient rock-carving scenes ...

In Nigeria's capital, a rock musician is taking to the streets with roses and a guitar to remind people to slow down and feel the love ahead of Valentine's Day. Lagos is a notoriously restless city ...

The allure of ancient rock art lies in its ability to bridge the vast expanse of time, offering us glimpses into the distant past. These enigmatic carvings and paintings, etched into stone surfaces, ...

Discovered in an Indonesian cave, hand stencils with fingertips that taper to points are now though to be the oldest rock art in the world. While it is unclear whether they were made by Homo sapiens ...