Reconsidering History: 40,000-Year-Old Asian Cave Paintings Stun Archaeologists

Reconsidering History: 40,000-Year-Old Asian Cave Paintings Stun Archaeologists
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Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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The world’s earliest known cave painting wasn’t found in Europe, but in Indonesia.

A study said the painting of an animal, discovered on the island of Borneo, dates back at least 40,000 years, which is even older than the famed cave paintings of France and Spain.

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