cave painting
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A stencilled outline of a hand found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is the world's oldest known cave painting, researchers say.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
All this cave painting, migrating and repainting came to an end roughly 12,000 years ago, with what has been applauded as the “Neolithic revolution”.
From The Guardian • Dec. 12, 2019
In the millennia since the first wolf peed on a cave painting, they’ve hacked our neurological wiring so that even a few seconds of eye contact elevate oxytocin levels in both dog and owner.
From Salon • Nov. 10, 2018
Whether new waves of people migrating from Africa brought the skills of figurative cave painting with them, or whether these arts emerged later, remains unclear.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2018
Like going inside and becoming a cave painting.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
