At least 67,800 years ago, someone placed their hand on the wall inside a limestone cave and used a reddish-brown pigment to ...

The work suggests early Homo sapiens developed enduring artistic practices as they moved through the islands of Southeast ...

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

The 67,800-year-old hand stencil looks like a claw—and provides new clues about early human cognition and the migration to ...

The stencil, which had remained largely unnoticed amidst more recent paintings of animals and figures, is now the oldest artwork ever discovered. In fact, it is so old that it offers a rare glimpse ...

The 67,800-year-old reddish-colored stenciled image has become faded over time and is barely visible on a cave wall, but ...

Archaeologists say stencil painted with ochre in limestone cave on Muna Island was created at least 67,800 years ago ...

Archaeologists have just uncovered the world's oldest artwork in Indonesia.Researchers have found that handprints stencilled ...

JAKARTA: The government has pledged to protect archaeological sites in Southeast Sulawesi, especially a cave on Muna Island where the world's oldest rock art was discovered amid mounting concerns over ...

The oldest known rock art, a hand stencil in an Indonesian cave, dates back at least 67,800 years. This discovery hints at ...

A hand stencil on the wall of a cave in Indonesia has become the oldest known rock art in the world, exceeding the ...

The latest rock art found on Muna Island in Southeast Sulawesi, a faded hand stencil made out of ocher that may be made at least 67,800 years ago, might provide more clues for archaeologists about how ...