Indonesia's ancient hand stencils reveal oldest cave art at 67,800 years
TL;DR Summary
Dating from the Liang Metanduno cave on Sulawesi's Muna Island, hand stencils are about 67,800 years old, making them the oldest known cave art. The technique involved blowing pigment over a pressed hand, and the find suggests early Indonesians created sophisticated art long before similar European examples, with potential links to the ancestors of Aboriginal Australians.
- Hand stencil made almost 68,000 years ago is the oldest cave art ever found NBC News
- Rock art from at least 67,800 years ago in Sulawesi Nature
- A 67,800-Year-Old Handprint May Be the World’s Oldest Rock Art The New York Times
- Oldest cave painting of red claw hand could rewrite human creativity timeline BBC
- The world’s oldest rock art discovered in Indonesia National Geographic
Reading Insights
Total Reads
0
Unique Readers
13
Time Saved
3 min
vs 4 min read
Condensed
92%
700 → 56 words
Want the full story? Read the original article
Read on NBC News