Tag: cave paintings
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Handy Work: Indonesia’s Stencil Rock Paintings May Be World’s Oldest Cave Art
Ancient Handprints Reimagined Scientists are rethinking the timeline of human creativity after reporting what may be the world’s oldest known cave art. In a largely unexplored region of Indonesia, researchers found stencil-like handprints on cave walls that are estimated to date back at least 67,800 years. The discovery, announced by a collaboration of Indonesian and…
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Handy Discoveries: Indonesia’s Handprint Cave Art Could Be the World’s Oldest
Uncovering a Paleolithic Milestone In a largely unexplored region of Indonesia, scientists have stumbled upon a collection of red-brown handprints and abstract markings painted on cave walls. The discovery, explained by a collaboration between Indonesian researchers and Australian experts, suggests that this site may house some of the oldest known cave art in the world.…