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This 67,800-year-old handprint is the oldest art ever found

A recently discovered 67,800-year-old hand stencil in an Indonesian cave represents the oldest known cave art, suggesting early human symbolic thought and potential spiritual beliefs. This finding underscores the importance of preserving prehistoric sites as they provide insight into early human culture and cognition.

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