Rock art found in Indonesia dates to at least 67,800 years ago, representing the earliest known cave art made by humans. These findings provide insights into the movement and cultural lives of populations that contributed to the ancestry of Indigenous Australian and Papuan people.

Beating the previous record for the oldest known cave artwork by at least 15,000 years, a hand stencil in an Indonesian cave might shed light on when early humans migrated to Australia

"The oldest hand stencil described here is distinctive because it belongs to a style found only in Sulawesi. The tips of the fingers were carefully reshaped to make them appear pointed," said Maxime A...