<P> The earliest known cave paintings / drawings of animals are at least 35,000 years old and were found in caves in the district of Maros , located in Bantimurung district , South Sulawesi , Indonesia , according to datings announced in 2014 . Previously it was believed that the earliest paintings were in Europe . The earliest figurative paintings in Europe date back to the Aurignacian period , approximately 30,000 to 32,000 years ago , and are found in the Chauvet Cave in France , and in the Coliboaia Cave in Romania . The earliest non-figurative rock art dates back to approximately 40,000 years ago , the date given both to a disk in the El Castillo cave and a hand stencil in Timpuseng cave Sulawesi , Indonesia . There are similar later paintings in Africa , Australia and South America , continuing until recent times in some places , though there is a worldwide tendency for open air rock art to succeed paintings deep in caves . </P>
<P> The earliest known cave paintings / drawings of animals are at least 35,000 years old and were found in caves in the district of Maros , located in Bantimurung district , South Sulawesi , Indonesia , according to datings announced in 2014 . Previously it was believed that the earliest paintings were in Europe . The earliest figurative paintings in Europe date back to the Aurignacian period , approximately 30,000 to 32,000 years ago , and are found in the Chauvet Cave in France , and in the Coliboaia Cave in Romania . The earliest non-figurative rock art dates back to approximately 40,000 years ago , the date given both to a disk in the El Castillo cave and a hand stencil in Timpuseng cave Sulawesi , Indonesia . There are similar later paintings in Africa , Australia and South America , continuing until recent times in some places , though there is a worldwide tendency for open air rock art to succeed paintings deep in caves . </P>
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Indonesia
Indonesia