US EditionWorld's Oldest Rock Art Discovered in Indonesian Cave
A hand-stencil rock art in Indonesia dated to 67,800 years provides evidence of early human creativity and possible seafaring migration to Australia, researchers say.
- The painted outline of a human hand inside a cave on the Indonesian island of Muna represents the oldest example of rock art in the world, created at least 67,800 years ago.
- Researchers determined the image's age by analyzing uranium in mineral layers formed atop the pigment.
- This hand stencil predates a cave painting in Sulawesi that is at least 51,200 years old.
- The discovery supports the idea that ancestors of Indigenous Australians created symbolic art while migrating through Southeast Asia.
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On the Sulawesi Peninsula in Indonesia, archaeologists have discovered the oldest known rock art to date. The handprint is at least 67,800 years old, making it at least a millennium older than the oldest known rock painting in Spain. The discovery teaches us that rock art wasn't limited to our European ancestors, and that Homo sapiens may have arrived in Indonesia earlier than previously thought.
Researchers have discovered in Indonesia, on the island of Celebes, the oldest example of parietal art in the world, 67,800 years old.
Hand Stencil in Indonesia Named Oldest Rock Art - Archaeology Magazine
Hand stencil depicting humans and animals BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA—According to a Science News report, Adam Brumm of Griffith University and his colleagues dated 11 cave paintings found on small islands to the southeast of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, and determined that a hand stencil in Metanduno Cave on Muna Island is about 67,800 years old. Brumm suggests that the person who made the stencil by placing their hand against the wall and then s…
Archaeology breakthrough: Europe 'robbed' of major archaeological title after 67,800-year-old evidence found
A faded reddish hand stencil discovered inside an Indonesian cave has claimed the title of the world's oldest known rock art, taking the title off Europe. The ancient image, found on the island of Muna in the Sulawesi region, dates back at least 67,800 years.The discovery pushes back the timeline of human artistic expression and strips Europe of a record it previously held.Scientists from Griffith University in Australia published their findings…
An archaeological find of a red clawed hand painted in an Indonesian rock cave fundamentally changes our understanding of human creativity.
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nin.rsA hand stencil found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is the oldest known cave drawing in the world, researchers say.
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