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Policeman chasing thieves in a jungle finds cave paintings up to 40,000 years old

KAKRERI, Northern India (AP) — A police officer chasing thieves in a jungle in northern India stumbled upon long-forgotten rock shelters and cave paintings believed to be 25,000-40,000 years old.
The state government's Archaeological Survey department has certified Kumar's discoveries, saying they were invaluable.
"It's an archaeological treasure and needs to be protected," L.P. Tiwari, said chief of Uttar Pradesh's Archaeological Survey department.
"The style of Vindhya rock paintings and its subject clearly establishes the fact that these are 25,000 to 40,000 years old and depict the lifestyle of human civilization (during that era)," Tiwari said.