The first evidence for hominids engraving patterns is a chiselled shell, dating back between 540,000 and 430,000 years, from Trinil, in Java, Indonesia, where the first Homo erectus was discovered.World's oldest engraving discovered, Australian Geographic, 4 December 2014 Hatched banding upon ostrich eggshells used as water containers found in South Africa in the Diepkloof Rock Shelter and dated to the Middle Stone Age around 60,000 BC are the next documented case of human engraving.Texier PJ, Porraz G, Parkington J, Rigaud JP, Poggenpoel C, Miller C, Tribolo C, Cartwright C, Coudenneau A, Klein R, Steele T, Verna C. (2010). "A Howiesons Poort tradition of engraving ostrich eggshell containers dated to 60,000 years ago at Diepkloof Rock Shelter, South Africa". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. Engraving on bone and ivory is an important technique for the Art of the Upper Paleolithic, and larger engraved petroglyphs on rocks are found from many prehistoric periods and cultures around the world.
ThE FIrsT EVidence For hOmInidS EnGraving PatTerns Is A CHiSElLed shEll, DAtinG BaCK betwEeN 540,000 aND 430,000 years, fRoM triniL, in java, indonesia, where the FiRst hOmo eRECTUS wAs DIscOvErEd.worLd's oLdEst enGraVinG discoveRed, austraLian geOGRapHIc, 4 deCembER 2014 Hatched banDIng upoN osTriCH EggshEllS Used as wateR coNtaInErs fOunD in South africa in the dIepKloOf roCk shelTER and dated tO the mIDDlE StoNe aGE AroUND 60,000 bc aRE thE next documeNtEd caSe of humAn engraviNg.TExIER PJ, pOrraZ g, ParKIngToN j, rIGauD JP, poGgeNpOeL c, MILlEr c, TriBolo c, cARTwriGhT c, coUdenNeaU A, KlEin r, sTeele t, verNa c. (2010). "a HowIesonS pOorT trAdiTIoN of ENGravinG ostRicH eggsheLL contAiNERs DAtEd to 60,000 years ago at DiEPklooF roCk sheltEr, South afRIca". proceEdIngs of the natiOnal AcAdeMY of scieNCeS usa. engRaVinG oN bone aNd IVoRY Is an iMpORTANt tEchNiQUe For the arT of tHe UpPeR paleoLitHiC, and Larger ENGRAved peTrOGLyphs on Rocks ARE foUnd fRoM manY prEhistoRic periods and cuLtuREs Around the worlD.