Skip to content
BEANS
Cave markings discovered in Ireland could transform understanding of when humans first settled there
HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY

Cave markings discovered in Ireland could transform understanding of when humans first settled there

Researchers believe that humans may have walked across the sea from Wales during the last Ice Age and made art
UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOLUNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDEUNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN
Popular MechanicsThe Art Newspaper - International art news and eventsThe Daily Galaxy - Great Discoveries Channel
11 articles

Coverage

11 articles
BBCSep 4The Daily Galaxy - Great Discoveries ChannelSep 30

Related

The Art Newspaper - International art news and eventsThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events

Cave markings discovered in Ireland could transform understanding of when humans first settled there

Popular MechanicsPopular Mechanics

Scientists Found Cave Art That Could Rewrite What We Know About Human History

LightwardsLightwards

Rock art in Irish caves dated to 15,000 years ago

AllThatHistoryAllThatHistory

Ice Age cave art in Ireland may push back earliest humans by 5,000 years

Space DailySpace Daily

An algorithm-guided survey of eight caves in southwest Ireland found art dated to about 15,000 years ago, pushing known human presence on the island roughly 5,000 years earlier than previously thought