This 67,800-year-old hand stencil is the world’s oldest human-made art

The world’s oldest surviving rock art is a faded outline of a hand on an Indonesian cave wall, left 67,800 years ago.

A 67,800-Year-Old Handprint May Be the World’s Oldest Rock Art

An ancient handprint in a cave on an Indonesian island may be the oldest known rock art, created at least 67,800 years ago.

Discovered: An outline of a hand that’s at least 67,800 years old

A hand stencil left on an Indonesian cave wall at least 67,800 years ago may reveal how and when ancient humans reached a lost continent known as Sahul that once linked Australia with southeast Asia.