French archaeologists have discovered an 11,000-year-old wall painting underground in northern Syria which they believe is the oldest in the world.

it's amazing that a painting is 11,000 yrs. old. Has there been any documentation of its origin?
Elly

wow, now this is popable... thanks. I wonder what they will find buried 11,000 years from now... hershey wrappers and plastic?

That is what is significant about the use of heavy munitions in the Middle East. Being the cradle of civilization, some of the things we could have learned about Humanity through the discovery of relics in Iraq,Iran,Syria,Israel,etc are being turned to dust.
Some of the answers to questions we have all wanted to know are being annhialated, for the sake of what is in a Historical sense small change and hatred, amongst ALL combatants. Answers we will never know.