The world’s oldest known rock art, dating back at least 67,800 years, has been discovered in an Indonesian cave.

The handprints dotting the walls of an Indonesian cave had tapered fingertips, and the team found the prints were nearly ...

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

Newly discovered rock art sites in Sulawesi, Indonesia, that date to nearly 68,000 years ago are thought to be the oldest ...

Faint ochre outlines of hands thought to be at least 67,800 years old are the oldest rock art yet discovered. Archaeologists ...

A newly dated Indonesian cave painting may be 1,100 years older than the world’s oldest known rock art, but not everyone is ...

The key takeaway is that the paintings do not simply show people moving; they encode recognizable ritual elements - like clapping women, dancers in circles, and altered postures associated with trance ...

Melbourne, Jan 22 (The Conversation) When we think of the world’s oldest art, Europe usually comes to mind, with famous cave paintings in France and Spain often seen as evidence this was the ...

The Blowing Rock Art and History Museum is featuring the exhibit, "Daingerfield & the Tonalist Instinct" until October 19. The museum encourages the public to make time during leaf season to see how ...

Driven by a group of passionate artists, collectors, and community leaders, our Museum was born from a shared vision to make Blowing Rock more than just a scenic stop. Their dream was to be a vibrant ...