Cave Paintings

Recently, World’s oldest known cave painting (painted at least 45,500 years ago) was found in the limestone cave of Leang Tedongnge, Indonesia. This cave painting uncovered in South Sulawesi consists of a life-sized depiction of a warty pig.

About Pre-Historic Cave Painting

Upper Paleolithic Cave Paintings

  • Simple iconic animal and human forms appear for the first time.
  • Animals were shown in their natural outlines and humans always in the dynamic action of hunting or dancing executed in abstract form.
  • Characterized by perfect ‘S’ shaped human figures depicting activities that look as if they are hunting, dancing and running.
  • Upper part of the ....
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