The prehistoric artist likely created the image by spraying ochre mixed with water over a hand flattened on the wall of a ...

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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 ...

Archaeologists have dated prehistoric hand stencils found in limestone caves on Indonesia’s Muna island to nearly 67,800 years ago, making them the world’s oldest known paintings.

Discovered in a cave on the island of Sulawesi, experts think the stencil was made by our species at least 67,800 years ago.

The art's creators were likely part of the population that would later cross the sea and become the ancestors of Indigenous Australians.

The hand stencil is older than a cave painting depicting three human-like figures interacting with a pig dated to at least 51,200 years ago at the Leang Karampuang site in southwestern Sulawesi ...

Professor Maxime Aubert, Budianto Hakim, Professor Adam Brumm and Dr Adhi Agus Oktaviana A hand stencil on the wall of a cave ...

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