This episode of the Jennifer Joy Podcast explores ancient cave art discovered in Indonesia's Sulawesi island, featuring 35,000-39,000-year-old paintings and hand stencils. Host Jennifer Joy explains the archaeological significance of these discoveries and how hand stencil techniques suggest human creativity originated in Africa before spreading globally through migration. The main content is an original fictional story titled "Lintang's Rite of Passage," imagining the spiritual and ritual context behind these ancient artworks. The story follows 12-year-old Lintang, who must overcome her fear of caves during a coming-of-age ceremony that concludes with creating hand stencils on cave walls—connecting the fictional narrative to the real archaeological evidence.