More than 50,000 years ago, humans painted a hunting scene in a cave in Indonesia that archaeologists say represents the oldest known example of storytelling in art history.

It’s extensive, with halls measuring 430-yards long and darkened chambers covered in art. The cave portrays what would have existed outside of its walls with a panel of lions, rhinoceros and mammoths.

Cave art of a lion with a luscious mane drawn deep in a Puerto Rican cave about 500 years ago might have been created by an enslaved African, new research suggests. "We have an image that looks ...

'Major' Paleolithic Cave Art Site With Over 100 Paintings, Engravings Found. Published Sep 11, 2023 at 1:53 PM EDT Updated Sep 11, 2023 at 11:33 PM EDT. By .

Cave art can sometimes include two different times of creation. In this image, the darker lizard is a younger drawing than the sun that is drawn beneath it. Credit: A. Acosta-Colon. Cave art can ...

More than 50,000 years ago, humans painted a hunting scene in a cave in Indonesia that archaeologists say represents the oldest known example of storytelling in art history.

Much of the cave art in Puerto Rico was made before the Spanish arrived in 1493 and includes detailed portrayals of humans and animals, like this stingray. (Image credit: A. Acosta-Colón) ...

More than 50,000 years ago, humans painted a hunting scene in a cave in Indonesia that archaeologists say represents the oldest known example of storytelling in art history.