Let's trace the footprints of our ancestors through these ancient archaeological sites in the world.
Source: oldest.org
Age: 9,600 BCE
This 11,000-year-old structure in Turkey was initially thought to be a burial site but was later identified as one of the world’s oldest temples.
Age: 10,900 BCE
This neolithic mound located in present-day Syria features some of the world’s oldest towers.
Age: 15,000 BCE
This cave in France is home to the world's largest collection of cave paintings (over 6,000 paintings).
Image: commons.wikimedia.org/Francesco Bandarin
Age: 25,000 BCE
The Cave of Altamira in Northern Spain is said to be 27,000 years old.
Image: commons.wikimedia.org/MatthiasKabel
Age: 28,000 BCE
Murujuga in Australia is home to millions of individual petroglyphs (engraved rock art), some of the oldest in the world.
Image: commons.wikimedia.org/Marius Fenger
Age: 34,000 BCE
This 36,000-year-old cave in France contains some of the most well-preserved cave paintings in the world.
Image: commons.wikimedia.org/Claude Valette
Age: 34,000 BCE
The 40,800-year-old paintings found in the cave of El Castillo in Spain are the oldest in the world.
Image: commons.wikimedia.org/Gabinete de Prensa
Age: 133,000 BCE
Humans lived in this Greek cave over 135,000 years ago. It also contains a 23,000-year-old wall, the oldest man-made structure.
Image: wikipedia.org/Tolis-3kala
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