A 43,900-year-old cave painting found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, now believed to be the oldest story on record, depicts what appears to be a hunting scene where the hunters are portrayed as animal-human hybrids, or therianthropes. Archaeologist Maxime Aubert suggests this imagery might represent a religious myth rather than a literal event, potentially making it the earliest evidence of spiritual belief. The cave itself, Liang Bulu'Sipong 4, shows no signs of habitation and required climbing to access, hinting it may have served as a sacred site. This discovery suggests early humans were capable of complex conceptualizations fundamental to religious thought far earlier than previously understood.