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

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 Australia.

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

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 fingers of one of the hands were "retouched to become pointed like claws," the study's co-author said.

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

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

Archaeologists have dated prehistoric hand stencils found in limestone caves on Indonesia’s Muna island to nearly 67,800 years ago, making them the world’s oldest known paintings.

Culture Minister Fadli Zon highlights that 67,800-year-old rock paintings in Sulawesi prove Indonesia is among the oldest civilizations in the world.

The collection of cave art suggests that Sulawesi hosted 'a vibrant and long-standing artistic culture' during the late Stone ...

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.