Earliest Known Cave Art Reveals 51,000-Year-Old Storytelling on Indonesian Island

Ancient Indonesian Cave Art Reveals Early Human Storytelling

A prehistoric painting in Indonesia has been dated to at least 51,200 years ago, making it the earliest known example of "figurative" cave art in the world. This discovery may also represent the oldest known surviving example of a narrative scene, as proposed by a team of researchers in a recent study.

Figurative artworks are those that clearly depict re…