51,000-year-old Indonesian cave painting may be the world's …
WEBJul 3, 2024 · The 51,200-year-old cave art in Leang Karampuang, Sulawesi, is the oldest narrative rock art ever discovered. The artwork depicts a human-like figure interacting with a warty pig.
World's oldest cave art found showing humans and pig - BBC
WEBThe oldest example of figurative cave art has been discovered in the Indonesian Island of Sulawesi by Australian and Indonesian scientists. The painting of a wild pig and three human-like...
A cave drawing of human figures and a pig is the world’s oldest …
WEBJul 4, 2024 · The painting, made with a red pigment, is at least 51,200 years old, according to a study published Wednesday in the scientific journal Nature.
World’s oldest cave painting is at least 51,200 years old, …
WEBJul 4, 2024 · A cave painting in Indonesia is the oldest such artwork in the world, dating back at least 51,200 years, according to an international team of researchers who say its narrative scene also makes...
Sulawesi cave painting of hunting scene is oldest-known example …
WEBJul 3, 2024 · Preserved in the clean, still atmosphere of a cave on the south-west peninsula of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, the rock art has been dated as being at least 51,000 years old.
Scientists discover world’s oldest cave painting - The Independent
WEBJul 3, 2024 · Scientists have discovered artwork depicting three human-like figures interacting with a wild pig in what they have determined is the world’s oldest-known confidently dated cave painting -...
World's oldest figurative painting found in Indonesian cave
WEBJul 4, 2024 · A cave painting in Indonesia is the world’s oldest example of a ‘picture story’, thought to be at least 51,200 years old. It is nearly 6,000 years older than the previous oldest cave art and...
Found in a cave in Indonesia, we can now show the world’s oldest ...
WEBJul 3, 2024 · Using this new dating innovation, we have found the world’s oldest figurative cave art. Dated to at least 51,200 years ago, the art depicts an interaction between humans and a pig.
A Journey to the Oldest Cave Paintings in the World
WEBThe spectacular lions and rhinos of Chauvet Cave, in southeastern France, are commonly thought to be around 30,000 to 32,000 years old, and mammoth-ivory figurines found in Germany correspond...
51,000-year-old cave painting may be earliest scene depicted through art
WEBJul 3, 2024 · 51,000-year-old cave painting may be earliest scene depicted through art. The artwork, an example of early storytelling, shows three humanoid figures and a pig. Sulawesi residents of that era...
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