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===Recent Discoveries===
[[File:aHR0cDovL3d3dy5saXZlc2NpZW5jZS5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2kvMDAwLzAwMi8yMTUvb3JpZ2luYWwvMDgwNDIyLXBhaW50aW5nLWRldGFpbC0wMi5qcGc=.jpg|thumbnail|rightleft|300px| Fragmentary oil painting, Caves at Bamiyan, Afghanistan, 400-800 CE. Image Credit: National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo (Japan)]]
While Europeans have been credited throughout history with having developed and popularized the medium of oil paints, recent discoveries suggest that eastern cultures might have used the medium well in advance of their western neighbors.
