Pigment stenciled on cave walls in Patagonia, c. 7 300 BCE—700 CE
Date9.3 ka
ContinentSouth America
MediumPainting
DisciplineArtistical
CivilizationUnknown
EraPaleolithic
Cueva de las Manos
An explosion of ancient hands marks the wall—proof that we were here.
Description
Deep in a Patagonian canyon, generations of hunters sprayed pigment over outstretched hands, layering negative silhouettes until the rock pulsed with communal presence. It is a mural of longing and belonging carved into stone.
- Cosmic Microwave Background
~13.8 billion years ago~13.8 billion years ago - Murchison Meteorite
~4.6 billion years ago~4.6 billion years ago - Earth
~4.5 billion years ago~4.5 billion years ago - Laetoli Footprints
~3.7 million years ago~3.7 million years ago - Cueva de las Manos
~9,300 years ago~9,300 years ago - Ouroboros
1350 BCE1350 BCE - The Book of the Dead
1275 BCE1275 BCE - Yin Yang
250 BCE250 BCE - Janus
50 CE50 CE - The Sri Yantra
350 CE350 CE - The Crab Nebula
1054 CE1054 CE - The Aztec Sun Stone
1502 CE1502 CE - Creation of Adam
1512 CE1512 CE - Cogito, ergo sum
1637 CE1637 CE - Infinity
1650 CE1650 CE - Leibniz's I Ching Hexagrams
1703 CE1703 CE - The Blue Morpho (Morpho menelaus)
1705 CE1705 CE - The Double‑Slit Experiment
1801 CE1801 CE - Tree of Life
1837 CE1837 CE - E = mc²
1905 CE1905 CE
~9,300 years agoSouth AmericaPaintingArtisticalUnknownPaleolithic
Cueva de las Manos
Pigment stenciled on cave walls in Patagonia, c. 7 300 BCE—700 CE
Cosmic Microwave Background~13.8 billion years ago
Murchison Meteorite~4.6 billion years ago
Earth~4.5 billion years ago
Laetoli Footprints~3.7 million years ago
Cueva de las Manos~9,300 years ago
Ouroboros1350 BCE
The Book of the Dead1275 BCE
Yin Yang250 BCE
Janus50 CE
The Sri Yantra350 CE
The Crab Nebula1054 CE
The Aztec Sun Stone1502 CE
Creation of Adam1512 CE
Cogito, ergo sum1637 CE
Infinity1650 CE