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Which were the first artistic representations created by humans?

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The earliest works of art by humans were in the form of rock carvings called petroglyphs. Some of the oldest petroglyphs date back 40,000 years. Petroglyphs had many uses aside from pure artistic value, such as marking important geographic points (landmarking) and telling stories.
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