"The earliest evidence of facial piercing in Africa has been discovered in the skeletal remains of a young man who lived around 12,000 years ago."
https://www.newsweek.com/earliest-facial-piercing-africa-ancient-skeleton-1484600?fbclid=IwAR3vet5kTuTC3p3d8UsTazJSO_il2y9E14Sr3hJJfDZYMpU10OQuQX2lyB4