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Study Reveals Ancient Mariners Took Symbolic Art on Their Voyages
- Ancient mariners carried symbolic art on their voyages 4,000 years ago, according to new research.
- A 4,000-year-old painted stone plaque found on an Indonesian island is the first known portable art of the Austronesian Painting Tradition .
- The plaque features a red concentric-circle and sun-ray design typical of APT found across eastern Indonesia and western Pacific Austronesian regions.
- Portable symbols like this plaque likely helped communicate shared identities and beliefs between island communities during maritime dispersals.
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Study reveals ancient mariners took symbolic art on their voyages
It provides a "rare glimpse" into the symbolic world of some of history's greatest maritime voyagers.
·Washington, United States
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Ancient Austronesian seafarers carried symbolic art 4,000 years ago
A 4,000-year-old painted stone plaque discovered on a remote Indonesian island is the first known example of portable art belonging to the Austronesian Painting Tradition (APT), providing a rare glimpse into the symbolic world of some of history's greatest maritime voyagers.
·Douglas, United Kingdom
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