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

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

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

The painted outline of a human hand inside a cave on the Indonesian island of Muna represents what researchers are calling ...

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

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

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 ...

An ancient handprint in a cave on an Indonesian island may be the oldest known rock art, created at least 67,800 years ago.

Following the publication of a study on the world’s oldest-dated rock art in Southeast Sulawesi, Culture Minister Fadli Zon ...

Hand stencils in Muna Island caves, Indonesia, may be 67,800 years old, making them the world’s oldest cave paintings and highlighting early human creativity.