Scientists discover world’s oldest cave painting – it changes what we know about art

Scientists have discovered artwork depicting three human-like figures interacting with a wild pig in what they have determined is the world’s oldest-known confidently dated cave painting - created at least 51,200 years ago. The artwork was found on the ceiling of a limestone cave on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The discovery drives home the point that Europe was not the birthplace of cave art, as had long been assumed. The researchers used a new scientific approach to determine the minimum age of the newly disclosed painting inside the Leang...