World’s oldest cave art discovered in Indonesia


This handout photograph released by Griffith University's Maixme Aubert on Jan 21, 2026, shows a view of prehistoric cave paintings in the Sulawesi island of Indonesia. - AFP

JAKARTA: Archaeologists have discovered what is believed to be the world's oldest cave art: a hand stencil at least 67,800 years old, found in a limestone cave on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, according to a study published in the journal Nature on Wednesday (Jan 21), reported Xinhua.

The discovery was made by an international research team involving Indonesian and Australian archaeologists.

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