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.

The discovery was made in a limestone cave called Leang Karampuang on the island of Sulawesi. BRIN “Humans have probably been telling stories for much longer than 51,200 years, but as words do ...

On the ceiling of a limestone cave on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, scientists have discovered artwork depicting three human-like figures interacting with a wild pig in what they have ...