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This undated image provided by Maxime Aubert shows handprints with sharpened fingertips in the Maros region of Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Video. Hands that rock: Scientists may have found world's oldest cave art

Updated: 22/01/2026 - 9:06 GMT+1

Hand stencil paintings found in a cave on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi could be the world's oldest of cave art, according to a new study. Archaeologists believe the works were created at least 67,800 years ago.

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