The major task for the Bradshaw Foundation is to promote the discovery, documentation and preservation of rock art around the world, but reference to the fossil record is important because in the realms of archaeology and palaeoanthropology, research reveals many traits of culture in the hominin sequence, developing and varying over time and place. Moreover, research is revealing that these cultural traits, including art, are not exclusive endeavours of Homo sapiens. We also now realise that the line between technical and artistic development has become somewhat blurred. The ORIGINS section is an overview of an increasingly complex picture of hominin development based on past and current research and scientific consensus in order to provide a context for the rock art. As research continues around the world, this context - and the hypotheses that go with it - will without doubt require adjustment. To read more about rock art and its relationship to the hominin sequence click here.