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Hand stencil in Indonesian cave seen

World’s oldest-known rock art found in Indonesian cave

The cave paintings were discovered by an international team of researchers preserved in limestone caves on one of Sulawesi’s satellite islands called Muna. The team found a fragmentary hand stencil on the wall.

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

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This hand stencil in Indonesia is now the oldest known rock art

Ancient handprints push back timeline for earliest cave art

NEW YORK — 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.

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The Oldest Known Rock Art Is Over 67,000 Years Old, Offering Clues Into Our Ancient Ancestors’ Migrations

Learn more about the oldest rock art on record, a stencil of a human hand in Indonesia, which reveals important insights into ...

World’s oldest cave painting robs Europe of ‘birthplace of art’ claim

An ochre hand stencil found in the jungles of Indonesia is the world’s oldest known cave painting, researchers believe, a ...

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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 ...

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