Craig Foster
- Said to be the earliest human drawing, scientists have discovered a 73,000-year old sketch in ochre crayon in a cave in South Africa.
- The heritage site near Still Bay in the Western Cape has yielded a treasure trove of artifacts, which point to the cognitive development of early humans.
- Researchers say the new find shows Homo sapiens in Africa were using symbols before they migrated into Europe.
Scientists have found the oldest known drawing by Homo sapiens : a 73,000-year old sketch in ochre crayon in a cave near Still Bay in the Western Cape.
This is the earliest drawing ever found, and predates those in Europe by about 30,000 years, according to research published on September 12 in Nature.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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