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

A stencilled outline of a hand found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is the world's oldest known cave painting, researchers say.

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

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

JAKARTA: Hand stencils found in a cave in Indonesia’s Sulawesi are the world’s oldest known artworks, Indonesian and Australian archeologists have said in a new study that dates…

This 'negative hand,' which researchers have dated to at least 67,800 years ago, is now the oldest known example of cave painting. The discovery fills a crucial gap in tracing the…