KEY points A team of archeologists from the U.k. and Colombia found out the "Sistine Chapel" of ancient artwork it is the greatest assortment of prehistoric rock paintings unearthed within the Amazon rainforest the discovery can support the indigenous communities of their combat for ancestral rights americans have always customary the Amazon rainforest as home to wild natural world and dangerous terrain. That uncultivated photo of this rainforest is set to exchange after the invention of prehistoric rock paintings in it. The rock artwork extends across 8 miles (over 12 kilometers) in Colombia, making it the "Sistine Chapel" of historic artwork. it's so far the greatest collection of prehistoric rock artwork unearthed in the rainforest. Featured within the art work are tens of heaps of animals and individuals, and a transparent depiction of their tradition and subculture about 12,500 years ago. Depicted within the paintings are extinct animals,