cave painting
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A stencilled outline of a hand found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is the world's oldest known cave painting, researchers say.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026
Emojis may just be the latest manifestation in a long history of pictographic writing and signage, from prehistoric cave painting to advertising logos.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2020
There is probably a cave painting of a cat skulking away from its owner in search of a warmer fire.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 22, 2020
In the millennia since the first wolf peed on a cave painting, they’ve hacked our neurological wiring so that even a few seconds of eye contact elevate oxytocin levels in both dog and owner.
From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2018
“I want to leave something behind for people to remember me by. The way kings do. Or the cave painting people.”
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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