The very modern human traits of complex and abstract thinking may have evolved in Africa 77,000 years ago--almost twice as early as previously believed--according to a team of anthropologists who ...

The Dogon people of Mali are famous for their unique door carvings, which are rich in symbolism and cultural significance ...

More than a hundred thousand years ago in what is now eastern China, an ancient human relative decided to carve a bit of bone. Surrounded by the fragmented skeletons of butchered animals, the ancient ...

A single wooden sculpture dominates the Nightingale-Brown House’s gallery space. Gail Whitsitt-Lynch’s giant, abstract carving called “BitterSweet” has been on display since May, and leaves the ...

More than 250 new examples of England's finest array of prehistoric rock art carvings, sited close to the Scottish border, have been discovered by archaeologists compiling a unique database. Now over ...

Monday Edorisiagbon is a panel wood carver, known for his abstract figures on woods, doors, dining tables and so on. In this encounter with Edozie Udeze, the Benin-trained artist talks about the ...

Recently, Naomi Sarna has been working on a grapefruit-size sculpture of a Siamese fighting fish, coaxing it from a piece of blue chalcedony. By Felicia Craddock Jade from the Kunlun Mountains in ...