The world's cultural history began with groups of indigenous peoples with rich interior lives every bit as complex and nuanced as our lives today.

Today, we still have a window into the interior lives of the first artists. The world's oldest art galleries survive in the form of petroglyphs, pictographs, and geoglyphs found in remote locations across the globe.

The Ancient Art Archive was founded by National Geographic photographer Stephen Alvarez. Its mission is to use cutting-edge digital technology to provide immersive access to mankind's earliest art, so that everyone, everywhere can experience its beauty and transformative power.