Photos: Oldest Oil Paintings Found in Caves

source: National Geographic | Feb 06, 08 | submitted by Ryan

A hundred years older than the first known European oil paintings, the newfound Afghan artworks were discovered where the Taliban destroyed giant Buddhas.

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