The Leang Karampuang painting, the researchers said, predates the cave paintings of Europe, the earliest of which is at El Castillo in Spain, dating to about 40,800 years ago.

Cave paintings on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi were found more than 50 years ago, but until now the dates of origin were not known. The art shown here has not been dated, but is stylistically ...

Scientists have discovered a painting of three human figures surrounding a large pig in a cave on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. Using a new technique where a laser nips off several tiny ...

Experts say the art, found in an Indonesian cave, could be the world's oldest recorded story. ... Sulawesi art: Animal painting found in cave is 44,000 years old. 12 December 2019.

Cave paintings dating back 24,000 years have previously been uncovered in Spain. ... Paintings discovered in a Sulawesi cave are now the oldest known to man, dating back 51,200 years.

The Leang-Leang caves of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, reveal vibrant art that’s almost 40,000 years old. Some are tourist sites.

The discovery of red pigment paintings daubed on the walls of a secluded Sulawesi cave about 51,000 years ago also provides the oldest evidence of our species, Homo sapiens, in the region ...

A 51,000-year-old painting in the Sulawesi cave "art gallery" is the oldest evidence of narrative rock art ever discovered. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

A hand-drawn warty pig has adorned a cave wall in southern Sulawesi, Indonesia, for more than 45,500 years. But now, the porcine image is deteriorating thanks to climate change, according to a new ...

Roebroeks said the latest study marks an "important contribution" with the team's data indicating that the figurative cave art from Sulawesi dates back to at least 51,200 years ago—older than ...