Adhi Agus Oktaviana

Adhi Agus Oktaviana is an Indonesian scientist studying rock art. He is newsworthy due to his discovery of what is now considered the world's oldest known rock art: a 67,800-year-old handprint found in Metanduno cave on Muna Island, Indonesia. Oktaviana found the ancient handprint in 2015, hidden beneath a more recent cave painting. Recent analysis and dating of the handprint by Indonesian and Australian researchers have confirmed its age, challenging previous theories that human artistic expression originated in Ice Age Europe. This discovery is significant because it provides new insights into the origins of human art and the migration patterns of early humans in the region, specifically in relation to Australia.