9 0 0 ▁years . ▁A ▁painting ▁of ▁a ▁b ab ir usa ▁was ▁dated ▁to ▁at ▁least ▁ 3 5 . 4 ▁ka , ▁placing ▁it ▁among ▁the ▁oldest ▁known ▁figur ative ▁dep ict ions ▁world wide . ▁ ▁A ▁cave ▁at ▁T uro b ong ▁in ▁South ▁Korea ▁containing ▁human ▁remains ▁has ▁been ▁found ▁to ▁contain ▁car ved ▁de er ▁b ones ▁and ▁dep ict ions ▁of ▁de er ▁that ▁may ▁be ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁years ▁old . ▁Pet rog lyph s ▁of ▁de er ▁or ▁rein de er ▁found ▁at ▁S ok ch ang - ri ▁may ▁also ▁date ▁to ▁the ▁Upper ▁Pale ol ith ic . ▁Pot sh erd s ▁in ▁a ▁style ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁early ▁Japanese ▁work ▁have ▁been ▁found ▁at ▁Kos an - ri ▁on ▁Je ju ▁island , ▁which , ▁due ▁to ▁lower ▁sea ▁levels ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁accessible ▁from ▁Japan . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁scient ists ▁reported ▁the ▁discovery ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁known ▁figur ative ▁art ▁painting , ▁over ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁( per haps ▁as ▁old ▁as ▁ 5 2 , 0 0 0 ) ▁years ▁old , ▁of ▁an ▁unknown ▁animal , ▁in ▁the ▁cave ▁of ▁Lub ang ▁Jer iji ▁Sal é h ▁on ▁the ▁Indones ian ▁island ▁of ▁Bor neo . ▁ ▁Australia ▁▁ ▁Gab arn m ung , ▁or ▁N aw ar la ▁Gab arn m ung