Discovery in Australia: 17,000-year-old rock paintings identified

Researchers identify red traces as the oldest known rock paintings.

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Located in the Kimberley region, they date back at least 17,000 years according to analyses.

This discovery pushes back the history of human parietal art by several millennia.

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