General
45,500-year-old rock painting of pigs in Indonesia is the oldest-known art depicting real, recognisable objects
More than 45,500 years ago, perched on a ledge at the back of an Indonesian cave, an artist was at work.
Key points:
- A painting showing three pigs was discovered in a cave in the Indonesian island of Sulawesi in 2017
- Uranium dating pins the age of the art at a minimum of 45,500 years old
- The researchers suspect the art may be the earliest evidence of modern humans on the island
By flickering firelight, they carefully daubed three Sulawesi warty pigs — one more than a metre long — on the limestone wall using dark red pigment, complete with distinctive facial nubs and a crest of stiff hair, features particular to the species.
Today, these and other preserved paintings have been brought to light in the journal Science Advances.
The research…
-
General12 hours agoFarmers develop ‘autofill’ tech so agricultural robots can operate around the clock
-
Noosa News18 hours agoRevealed: 75 Qld suburbs you could afford to buy in if lending standards drop
-
General14 hours agoTrump mulling whether to fire US Fed chair Powell
-
Noosa News18 hours agoNowhere is growing like this corner of Queensland. It’s changing the political game