In an Indonesian cave system known for its prehistoric art, the oldest cave art yet found was hiding in plain sight. In a ...

The fingers of one of the hands were "retouched to become pointed like claws," the study's co-author said.

The cave paintings were discovered by an international team of researchers preserved in limestone caves on one of Sulawesi’s ...

Handprints on the walls of Indonesian caves may be the oldest rock art studied so far, dating back at least 67,800 years.

The painting of the hand is over 15,000 years older than another cave painting on Sulawesi that researchers found in 2024, ...

Indonesia and the surrounding region is known for some of the world’s most ancient archaeological finds.

When we think of the world's oldest art, Europe usually comes to mind, with famous cave paintings in France and Spain often ...

Faint ochre outlines of hands thought to be at least 67,800 years old are the oldest rock art yet discovered. Archaeologists ...

An underground chamber found in Jubilee cave is the largest known in Israel, rising over 10 stories tall beneath Ofra.

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 ...

This undated image provided by Maxime Aubert shows handprints with sharpened fingertips in the Maros region of Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Deep within a long-sealed cave overlooking the Loire River in central France, scientists have uncovered what may be the earliest known Neanderthal cave engravings. Hidden for tens of thousands of ...