The earliest Greek cave art depicting extinct animals was discovered on Crete and is believed to be at least 11,000 years old ...

The extinction of large animals in the Levant may explain why prehistoric humans did not paint on cave walls in Israel, new research from Tel Aviv University published on Monday has suggested.

Determining the age of cave art is delicate work ... The mark was made by a cave bear, an animal that went extinct 24,000 years ago, and its placement allows the team to determine that the ...