Handy work: Stencil rock paintings found in Indonesia may be world's oldest cave art

Hand stencil paintings found in a cave on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi could be the world's oldest of cave art, ...

A 67,800-Year-Old Handprint May Be the World’s Oldest Rock Art

An ancient handprint in a cave on an Indonesian island may be the oldest known rock art, created at least 67,800 years ago.
Ancient Origins

Oldest Cave Art? 67,800-Year-Old Hand Stencil Found in Sulawesi

A faint hand stencil hidden on a cave wall in Indonesia has been dated to at least 67,800 years old—potentially making it the oldest known cave art yet studied. The discovery comes from a limestone ...

The world’s oldest cave painting was just discovered — and it could rewrite the origins of human history

Europe might not be the birthplace of human symbolic culture as previously thought. International scientists have discovered a stencil of a hand in Indonesia that dates back nearly 68,000 years, ...

Hand stencil made almost 68,000 years ago is the oldest cave art ever found

The world’s oldest known example of cave art, dating back at least 67,800 years, has been discovered by researchers studying ...