The oldest known cave painting in Africa (and perhaps the world) is a stunning 73,000-year-old cross-hatch pattern on a rock ...

Now, digital analysis of rock surfaces reveals ... The problem is seeing the paintings. The cave ceiling is only 60cm high, which makes stepping back to view the large images impossible.

Looters stole a cave painting and damaged others with an electric saw at La Cueva Pinta, photos show and officials said. Photo from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History ...