Learn more about one of the oldest possible art pieces with a fingerprint from Europe, which may represent a human face. Artistic mediums certainly change. While modern humans have paint and paper, ...

Explore the captivating world of fingerprint art, where creativity knows no bounds. Join us on this artistic journey as we transform simple fingerprints into stunning masterpieces. Discover tips and ...

This is the oldest known human fingerprint. Archaeologists found it on ancient Neanderthal artwork in Spain. Image via Samuel Miralles-Mosquera/ Policía Científica/ The Conversation. A unique ...

An Old Babylonian clay hand tablet (circa 1800–1600 BCE) from the Yale Babylonian Collection that was likely used as a practice school exercise by a new scribe and a fingerprint of the scribe was left ...

Fingerprints are not just useful for catching criminals and unlocking your phone, they can help us to learn more about prehistoric artists too. According to a new study published in the journal ...

A near-perfect copy of a precious funeral urn called the Cratere dei Niobidi sits in an Italian cafe close to the University of Palermo. Restorer Lorella Pellegrino spied it there one morning before ...

With the name Temple of Heaven, an artwork jointly created by Chinese contemporary artist Zou Cao and “isolated elders,” or elderly people who have no family, has recently been finished and revealed ...

In this issue of the magazine, David Grann writes about Peter Paul Biro, a Montreal art restorer who uses fingerprint analysis and other forensic methods to authenticate paintings. In the video below, ...