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More than 40,000 years old, which country is home to the world's oldest known figurative artwork?

Question #149217. Asked by psnz.
Last updated Apr 05 2023.
Originally posted Apr 05 2023 3:49 PM.

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Indonesia, specifically the island of Borneo. The remote cave painting is done in ochre and appears to be of wild cattle.

link https://www.science.org/content/article/animal-image-may-be-world-s-oldest-figurative-art#:~:text=Daubed%20in%20orange%20ochre%20at,figurative%20paintings%20in%20the%20world.

Apr 05 2023, 3:53 PM
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