World’s Oldest Known Rock Art Discovered in Indonesia

Recently, archaeologists discovered the world’s oldest known rock art in Liang Metanduno cave on Muna Island, Indonesia.

  • The artwork is a hand stencil in which the fingers were deliberately narrowed to resemble a claw-like or animal feature.
  • Uranium-series dating indicates the calcium carbonate layer covering the artwork is at least 67,800 years old.
  • This finding surpasses the previous 51,200-year-old record for a wild pig painting discovered in Leang Karampuang cave in South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
  • The discovery supports the “long chronology” theory, suggesting modern humans reached Sahul before 65,000 years ago.
  • Sahul was a Pleistocene landmass linking Australia, New Guinea, ....
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