Severe drought in Brazil has caused river levels to plummet, revealing rock carvings of human faces made up to 2,000 years ago. It’s a discovery that observers are bound to have mixed feelings about.

Munro says the minimalist carving closely matches a twelve thousand year old face unearthed in Israel, hinting at a shared symbolism across early settlements.

A discovery in Turkey has suggested that ancient humans had a stronger concept of individual human identity and artistic realism much earlier than previously thought. Archaeologists working at ...

MANAUS, Brazil, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Human faces sculpted into stone up to 2,000 years ago have appeared on a rocky outcropping along the Amazon River since water levels dropped to record lows in the ...