Hand stencils and red discs — made by blowing paint — are 10,000 years older than first thought.

It uses purple or mulberry colors, and its hand stencils, sometimes linked together by branch-like lines, feature internal decorations.

Separated by hundreds of miles, the caves house distinctively splotchy handiwork—vivid patterns (spheres, ladders or hand stencils) have been stippled, splattered or spat on the walls and ceilings.

Over 1,300 depictions of humans, hand stencils and animals are at this site.

Hand stencils can often be found in rock shelters and caves, which have given them protection from the elements over the years.