This undated image provided by Maxime Aubert shows handprints with sharpened fingertips in the Maros region of Sulawesi, Indonesia. [Ahdi Agus Oktaviana & Maxime Aubert/AP Photo]
Archaeologists say they have identified the oldest known cave painting in the world, a stencilled outline of a human hand made almost 68,000 years ago on a remote Indonesian island. The discovery reshapes what scientists know about the origins of art and symbolic thought.
The handprint was found
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Faith Omoboye
Faith Omoboye is a foreign affairs correspondent with background in History and International relations. Her work focuses on African politics, diplomacy, and global governance.
