▁Western ▁Australia . ▁They ▁are ▁pre domin antly ▁human ▁figures ▁drawn ▁in ▁fine ▁detail ▁with ▁accurate ▁an atom ical ▁proportion ing . ▁They ▁have ▁been ▁dated ▁at ▁over ▁ 1 7 , 0 0 0 ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁Near ▁East ▁and ▁North ▁Africa ▁ ▁Upper ▁Pale ol ith ic ▁sites ▁of ▁the ▁Near ▁East , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Hay on im ▁C ave , ▁a ▁cave ▁located ▁in ▁a ▁lim estone ▁bl uff ▁about ▁ 2 5 0 ▁meters ▁above ▁modern ▁sea ▁level , ▁in ▁the ▁Upper ▁Gal ile e , ▁Israel , ▁have ▁wall ▁car v ings ▁dep ict ing ▁symbol ic ▁shapes ▁and ▁animals , ▁such ▁a ▁running ▁horse ▁dated ▁to ▁the ▁Lev antine ▁Aur ign aci an ▁circa ▁ 2 8 0 0 0 ▁B P , ▁and ▁visible ▁in ▁the ▁Israel ▁Museum . ▁This ▁is ▁considered ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁art ▁object ▁found ▁within ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁the ▁Lev antine ▁Upper ▁Pale ol ith ic . ▁ ▁Pet rog lyph s ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁African ▁Mes ol ith ic , ▁such ▁as ▁those ▁at ▁T ass ili ▁n ' A j jer , ▁Al ger ia , ▁are ▁dated ▁to ▁about ▁ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁Sub - S ah aran ▁Africa ▁▁ ▁The ▁oldest ▁known ▁figur ative ▁art ▁from ▁Sub - S ah aran ▁Africa ▁are ▁seven ▁stone ▁pla qu ettes ▁painted ▁with ▁figures ▁of ▁animals ▁ ▁found ▁at ▁the ▁Apol lo ▁ 1