Oldest animation is 5200 years old

In southeastern Irania a bowl with a jumping goat has been discovered in a 5200 year old burial in the 1970s. Several years later, Iranian archaeologist Mansur Sajjadi, discovered that the pictures formed a related series. Now an animation has been reconstructed from the 5 depictions of the goat. This would be the oldest cartoon in the world :)

Source: http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2008/March2008/04-03.htm