Experts believe the modified stalagmites are evidence of a planned occupation of the caves by ancient societies.

Vandals destroyed ancient aboriginal art in an Australian cave, officials say. Photo from Fiona Smallwood via Unsplash. Ancient cave paintings from up to 30,000 years ago were damaged beyond ...

Vandals have defaced the Nullarbor Plain art carved into the walls of South Australia’s Koonalda Cave.The ancient rock art dates back roughly 30,000 years and was cherished by the Aboriginal ...

The art is not recoverable,” Keryn Walshe, an archaeologist of ancient Aboriginal sites, told the Guardian. “The surface of the cave is very soft. It is not possible to remove the graffiti ...

The ancient finger markings and other archaeological items are evidence of Aboriginal life dating back more than 22,000 years and are sacred to Mirning Traditional Owners in the Nullarbor Plain.

Mineral deposits on a submerged bridge in a Spanish cave are helping researchers determine when ancient humans settled on Mediterranean islands like Mallorca. CNN values your feedback 1.

An ancient, submerged bridge in a cave on the Spanish island of Mallorca is helping researchers determine when humans first settled on islands across the western Mediterranean Sea thousands of ...

But a telltale “bathtub ring,” along with mineral formations detected on the bridge, has allowed scientists to estimate that the structure was built nearly 6,000 years ago, said lead study ...