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Patagonia cave paintings are earliest found in South America

By Miguel Lo Bianco
A general view of the oldest dated cave art in South America, with nearly 8,200 years old, at the Huenul 1 cave, in Neuquen, Argentina March 3, 2024. REUTERS/Miguel Lo Bianco

NEUQUEN, Argentina (Reuters) - Archaeologists have discovered the earliest dated cave paintings in South America in Argentine Patagonia, dating back 8,200 years.

The 895 paintings were found by Argentine and Chilean archaeologists in the Huenul 1 cave, a 630 square meter rock shelter located in the province of Neuquen, some 1,100 kilometers (684 miles) southwest of the capital Buenos Aires.

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