And scientists say this tiny sketch found in a South African cave is the oldest known drawing. But the drawing shows early humans in southern Africa could produce designs on various surfaces with different techniques. The collection of crisscrossed lines was found in the Blombos Cave about 190 miles (300 kilometres) east of Cape Town. It appears on a tiny flake of mineral crust measuring only about 1.5 inches (39 millimeters) long and about half an inch (15 millimeters) tall. It’s evidently part of a larger drawing because lines reaching the edge are cut off abruptly there, researchers said.

Source: National Post September 12, 2018 17:03 UTC