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World’s oldest drawing is Stone Age crayon doodle

Blombos Cave in South Africa, shown here in panoramic view, was home to prehistoric artists. Credit: Magnus M. Haaland
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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-06664-y
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