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Humanity's oldest known cave art has been discovered in Sulawesi
When we think of the world's oldest art, Europe usually comes to mind, with famous cave paintings in France and Spain often seen as evidence this was the birthplace of symbolic human culture. But new evidence from Indonesia dramatically reshapes this picture.
A stenciled hand, the oldest known prehistoric cave painting, discovered in Indonesia
This 'negative hand,' which researchers have dated to at least 67,800 years ago, is now the oldest known example of cave painting. The discovery fills a crucial gap in tracing the path of our species' journey to Australia via Indonesia.
Researchers have discovered in Indonesia the oldest example of parietal art in the world, 67,800 years old that represents hands in negative, stenciled
Indonesian handprints are the oldest cave art found yet - WXXV News 25
By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN NEW YORK (AP) — Handprints on cave walls in a largely unexplored area of Indonesia may be the oldest rock art studied so far, dating back to at least 67,800 years ago. The tan-colored prints analyzed by Indonesian and Australian researchers on the island of Sulawesi were made by blowing pigment over hands placed against the cave walls, leaving an outline. Some of the fingertips were also tweaked to look more pointed. Thi…
Research continues today to learn more about the origin of the world and humanity and recently a group of archaeologists found a cave art work considered the oldest in the world. Subscribe to our Telegram channel and bring the information in your hands. Discover the oldest cave art work in the world The discovery was published in the scientific journal Nature and notes that the discovery was made by a team led by Maxime Aubert, archaeologist and…
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