image: Finger paintings made by children in Rouffignac Cave, 14,000 to 20,000 years ago. view more Credit: Dr. Van Gelder New Study Suggests: This Is Why Children Took Part in Creating Prehistoric ...

That likely makes it the oldest-known example of figurative art anywhere in the world—the world’s very first picture. It’s among more than a dozen other dated cave paintings on Sulawesi that ...