An ancient handprint in a cave on an Indonesian island may be the oldest known rock art, created at least 67,800 years ago.

The stencil, which had remained largely unnoticed amidst more recent paintings of animals and figures, is now the oldest artwork ever discovered. In fact, it is so old that it offers a rare glimpse ...

On a humid island at the edge of Asia, a single human hand pressed against stone has reached across 67,800 years to meet our gaze. The newly dated stencil, sprayed in red pigment on a cave wall in ...

Archaeologists found a complete handprint impressed in clay while the person was creating Ancient Egyptian pottery some 4,000 ...

Researchers have discovered a 4,000-year-old handprint on an ancient Egyptian tomb offering, which will appear at a museum exhibit in the United Kingdom this October, reported CBS News partner BBC ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers at the University of Cambridge discovered a full handprint on a clay “soul house” used in a burial setting. The ...

Researchers at the University of Cambridge discovered a full handprint on a clay “soul house” used in a burial setting. The 4,000-year-old Egyptian handprint is considered “rare” and will be part of a ...