Chinese archeologists have discovered two 6,000-year-old sites with colored cave murals and fingerprints in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
According to Xinhua news agency, the discoveries were made in two caves situated in the Yabrai Mountainous region. Archeologists believe the murals date back to the earliest period of human development and the longest phase of human history, the Paleolithic Period.
An official with the Inner Mongolia Cultural Bureau, Wang Dafang, said the fingerprints were painted with mixed dyes of ochre powder, animal blood and water.
"The cave environment, the painting style and the dyes used for the paintings here are similar to European Paleolithic cave paintings," Wang noted.
Changes in weather patterns, heavy rains and soil erosion have caused extensive damage to the cave murals.
Wang said three other sites of Paleolithic cave paintings with fingerprints had been found in the area.
Source: Press TV