Newly discovered rock art, including human and animal footprints, is thought to have been created 2,000 years ago

Plus, Elton John‘s treasures at Christie’s and Factum Foundation’s reconstructed Roman colossus

The carvings, which resemble expressive human faces, may be up to 2,000 years old

New applications for artificial intelligence can help researchers identify millennia-old rock art more easily

Regional authority takes steps to prevent further damage to the ancient desert city

Neolithic bench discovered in Turkey shows a discernible narrative progression, and dates to around 11,000 BC

While the judge decided the defendant sold the works in good faith, he ruled that all seven objects purchased by the sheikh are fakes

The White River Narrows, located around two hours north of Las Vegas, is known for its various petroglyph galleries that date back around 4,000 years

The seven alabaster reliefs document the military conquests of the Neo-Assyrian King Sennacherib

The Unesco World Heritage Site is closed while conservators assess the damage to the almost 1,000 ancient statues, while the island's mayor claims the fire was started deliberately

Italian elegance has been applied to pieces collected over 400 years for the revamped archaeological gallery, which opened in the Palazzo Reale this month

The National Park Service has issued an open call for information leading to the persons involved in the incident

Less-experienced artists carved body parts, while master sculptors worked on faces among archaeologist's discoveries at the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut

A leaking roof has delayed the reopening of seven galleries of Greek art

The Ionides Scarab sold for $250,000 in April—but it may not have been the auction house’s, nor the consigner’s, right to sell the object in the US

Discovery contradicts commonly held belief that these archaic humans were incapable of creating aesthetic items

From Roman architecture to medieval streets that inspired Van Gogh, the historic city in the south of France is becoming a go-to destination

Plus, London Gallery Weekend and Nina Katchadourian on her adopted grandmother's embroidery

Plus, new proposals for the Fourth Plinth in London and Nike Air Force 1s

The funerary piece was illicitly excavated from the ancient city of Cyrene which is under threat from property developers

Researchers have used artificial intelligence and other advanced methods to examine the ancient writing

A man installed several bolts on and around petroglyphs he believed were "graffiti"

Dealer offered to buy the Egyptian artefact for £4m and save it for the nation, claims Art & Antiques Appraisals

Plus, art under threat in Putin's Russia and George Shaw on Thomas Jones. Produced in association with Christie's

Pömmelte, sacred site that was used by the ancient Unetice culture, is opening up to tourists

Ancient Palmyra’s painted lady is digitally reconstructed from traces of pigments for new exhibition at Copenhagen’s Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

Researchers at the Landesmuseum in Halle found fragments of paint on the ancient wooden object

Since the closure of a basement gallery in 2006 there is little room to store the whole collection

A petition has been launched to prevent the Peruvian government from continuing the project