This is the world's oldest known work of figurative art

Wednesday, November 7, 2018 - 15:50 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Scientists have used one of the most reliable methods of dating to determine that a painting of a bull-like animal found in a cave on the island of Borneo is at least 40,000 years old, making it the earliest known work of figurative art.

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