World's Oldest Wall Painting Unearthed in Syria

MSNBC and Reuters are reporting that a team of French archaeologists have unearthed a modernist looking wall painting that they describe as the oldest in the world. It is believed to date from the 11th century BC and was uncovered on the wall of a communal dwelling at the Djade al-Mughara Neolithic site, northeast of the Syrian city of Aleppo.