bird carving

The bird figurine is the oldest-known sculpture to be found in East Asia. Source: Francesco d'Errico/Luc Doyon / PLOS ONE

11 June, 2020 - 17:08 ancient-origins

Oldest Example of East Asian 3D Art Discovered in Waste Pile

Examination of a tiny bone object extracted from a pile of waste material from digging a well in China revealed it to be what the experts think is the oldest example of three-dimensional art ever...