The painted outline of a human hand inside a cave on the Indonesian island of Muna represents what researchers are calling the oldest example of rock art in the world, created at least 67,800 years ...

Painted outline of a hand found in cave on Muna island The image on a cave wall is faded and barely visible The hand stencil dates to at least 67,800 years ago Jan 21 (Reuters) - The painted outline ...

Compared with a chimpanzee hand, at left, the human hand, at right, has shorter fingers and palms and a longer, stronger more flexible thumb. That not only allows fine manipulation of tools and other ...