73 ka ago, humans used a chunk of pigment to draw a pattern on a rock in a South African cave. The recently discovered fragment of the rock is now considered to be the oldest known drawing in history.
the oldest art space is crowded. see also 500 ka art, art is 60 ka old, world’s oldest portrait (26 ka), oldest manuport (3 ma), oldest figurative art (44 ka)
Gregor J. Rothfuss 